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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. Tags: Phase I AFTRA pilot season SAG Maybe so. And what of new media?
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. Tags: Phase I AFTRA pilot season SAG Maybe so. And what of new media?
    Digital Media Law - Monday, February 8, 2010
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  • Is SAG Becoming Irrelevant?
    Start with the latest: Talks between SAG and the AMPTP (studio alliance) collapsed Thursday night, with the AMPTP presenting SAG with a take it or leave it offer and a 60-day deadline, after which the offer could be modified or withdrawn. AMPTP statement below; SAG has not yet issued a statement.) Meanwhile, SAG’s (i.e.,
    Digital Media Law - Friday, February 20, 2009
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  • Report from SAG Town Hall Meeting
    I visited the SAG Town Hall meeting in LA tonight. However, a well-placed SAG source told me the ballots will probably not go out until the end of the month, after Christmas—contrary to previously published speculation. Tags: SAG Labor Unions strike The meeting lasted about 3 hours, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. It’s a much larger venue.
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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  • SAG Rejects Studio Offer; Back to Stalemate
    Neither action seems likely though, since either one would tend to unify the SAG membership, and neither approach would give the studios what they want (particularly in the feature realm), which is the absolute assurance that the union won’t strike. That agreement is SAG’s second most important contract economically. What next?
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, February 21, 2009
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  • Inside the SAG Boardroom
    Sources from inside SAG’s marathon board meeting blasted Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg as a “corrupt and dirty chair,” asserting that he and his Membership First allies repeatedly abused parliamentary rules throughout the “surreal” 28-hour national board meeting earlier this week in order to suppress the SAG board’s moderate majority.
    Digital Media Law - Saturday, January 17, 2009
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  • SAG and the Studios: Post-Prandial Posturing
    Open your In box after Thanksgiving, and SAG-related emails come tumbling out (these in addition to a pre-Thanksgiving email as well). I happen to believe that SAG’s leadership has been out of touch with reality for quite some time, but it’s a relief to know that the official finding is now in. The stakes are high. How would it end?
    Digital Media Law - Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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  • SAG: When Will There be a Deal?
    Lately, we’ve been lost in a morass of letters from SAG board members, stars and activists … wandering through a thicket of politics … reading the offer from the AMPTP (studios)… observing meetings in LA , NY and LA again … taking note of other developments … enjoying press releases … trying to parse the issues … and wondering if SAG will strike.
    Digital Media Law - Friday, December 19, 2008
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  • SAG National Executive Director Firing – How it Went Down
    The SAG board’s moderate majority fired National Executive Director Doug Allen today by using a document signed by board members and called a “written assent.” Much to my surprise, Allen chose not to fight and instead emailed the SAG staff acknowledging that he had been terminated and saying goodbye. of the SAG Constitution and Bylaws.
    Digital Media Law - Monday, January 26, 2009
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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/AMPTP Reach Tentative Deal
    It is subject to review by the SAG national board of directors at an already-scheduled meeting/video conference in LA and NY this Sunday. Screen Actors Guild will present the tentative agreement to the Screen Actors Guild board of directors for approval and referral to the membership for ratification. .
    Thompson On Hollywood - Friday, April 17, 2009
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