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Pilots Overwhelmingly AFTRA Again
About 60 pilots for scripted network primetime programs will be shot under AFTRA contracts this year, while few – or perhaps none – will be produced under SAG jurisdiction, according to sources close to the two unions, who spoke on condition of anonymity. If you work in tech, check out my book How to Write LOIs and Term Sheets.
Digital Media Law - Monday, February 8, 2010
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SAG-AFTRA Joint Bargaining: AFTRA Hesitates, Slightly; and More
An AFTRA committee, expected to recommend joint bargaining with SAG, instead referred the matter to a subcommittee, the Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap reported. SAG and AFTRA declined to comment.) Cooperation or a merger would allow actors to present a united front during bargaining. Equity declined to comment for this story.)
Digital Media Law - Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Hollywood Labor: SAG Source Says a Strike Unlikely, Joint SAG-AFTRA Bargaining Likely; and the Year Ahead
A SAG strike in the upcoming negotiating cycle is “difficult to envision,” a source from SAG’s moderate faction, Unite for Strength, told me, though he/she cautioned that avoiding one will require that management negotiate reasonably and he/she wouldn’t take the strike option off the table (as, indeed, no union could). 2) Basic Cable.
Digital Media Law - Saturday, January 9, 2010
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  • Pilots Overwhelmingly AFTRA Again
    About 60 pilots for scripted network primetime programs will be shot under AFTRA contracts this year, while few – or perhaps none – will be produced under SAG jurisdiction, according to sources close to the two unions, who spoke on condition of anonymity. If you work in tech, check out my book How to Write LOIs and Term Sheets.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, February 8, 2010
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  • SAG Stalemate Update
    Causing the stalemate is the issue of contract expiration date rather than new media; there’s talk of a trade-off between this issue and the (unrelated) SAG demand for force majeure payments per the previous SAG agreement. Tags: strike Labor Unions AFTRA AMPTP Membership First SAG The Screen Actors Guild stalemate grinds on.
    Digital Media Law - Friday, April 17, 2009
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  • SAG-AFTRA Ratify Advertising Agreement; SAG Townhall Features Fireworks
    SAG and AFTRA announced yesterday that their combined paid-up membership, about 132,000 members, overwhelmingly ratified the contracts between the unions and the advertising industry. The ballots went out a few days ago—they’re due back June 9—and SAG’s conducting a series of town hall meetings across the country. Well, why not?
    Digital Media Law - Friday, May 22, 2009
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  • SAG’s Strange Voyage
    It was as though 5757 Wilshire, SAG’s national headquarters, somehow disappeared into the black hole that features so prominently in (spoiler alert) the latest “Star Trek” movie. Unfortunately, SAG’s governance structure ensures that there will always be too many starship captains on the bridge at once. The quiet was deceptive however.
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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  • Hollywood Labor: SAG Source Says a Strike Unlikely, Joint SAG-AFTRA Bargaining Likely; and the Year Ahead
    A SAG strike in the upcoming negotiating cycle is “difficult to envision,” a source from SAG’s moderate faction, Unite for Strength, told me, though he/she cautioned that avoiding one will require that management negotiate reasonably and he/she wouldn’t take the strike option off the table (as, indeed, no union could). 2) Basic Cable.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, January 9, 2010
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  • SAG-AFTRA Joint Bargaining: AFTRA Hesitates, Slightly; and More
    An AFTRA committee, expected to recommend joint bargaining with SAG, instead referred the matter to a subcommittee, the Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap reported. SAG and AFTRA declined to comment.) Cooperation or a merger would allow actors to present a united front during bargaining. Equity declined to comment for this story.)
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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  • WGA Awards Fete Slumdog, Milk, Mad Men, 30 Rock
    Slumdog has already won DGA, SAG, PGA and Golden Globe awards, and is a multi-award favorite for the Oscars. Milk has won SAG and PGA awards and is also a strong Oscar contender in multiple categories. Dustin Lance Black won the award for best original screenplay for Milk. Of course, the visiting actors attracted most of the attention.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, February 7, 2009
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  • Handel appointed Adjunct Professor at UCLA School of Law to teach entertainment unions & guilds course
    Handel will specifically spotlight the 2007-2009 Hollywood labor turmoil that consumed the Writers Guild of America (WGA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), and IATSE and the Teamsters, the unions that represents most ”below-the-line” workers.
    Digital Media Law - Friday, October 2, 2009
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  • Frequently Asked Questions: Representation
    Personal managers are not regulated at all, at least not at the present time in California. There is a sample agreement in my book, Contracts in the Film and Television Industry published by Silman-James Press. have contacted and received some listings from WGA and SAG. Answers from Mark Litwak, Attorney At Law. Generally, 1–1.5%
    Entertainment Law Resources Blog - Wednesday, May 5, 2004
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