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Bill Mechanic Has Thoughts On SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements – Guest Column

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Editors Note: Bill Mechanic is chairman and CEO of Pandemonium Films and a former top executive at Paramount, Disney and chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment.

He is also a former producer of the Oscars and Oscar-nominated films like Hacksaw Ridge and Coraline. He previously advocated for interim agreements as a guest on Deadline’s Strike Talk podcast and his company has applied for them since. *** A strike is about emotions just as much as it is about financials.

Owners/employers feel the need to protect their businesses, their profitability, even though neither is generally at risk. Strikers often feel they are treated with disrespect which makes the fight more than simply about fair wages.

In the current dispute, it sure seems like this year’s guild actions against the AMPTP tilts more in favor of those on strike.

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