Fran Drescher Reveals George Clooney's Reaction to SAG-AFTRA Strike Ending
justjared.comThe SAG-AFTRA strike is finally over after 118 days. Fran Drescher, president of the union, joined Extra‘s Billy Bush on Thursday (November 9) to talk about the strike and Hollywood getting back to work. Keep reading to find out more… “It was moving all the way through… We had reached a threshold where we crossed the billion-dollar mark and ended at a [$1,011,000,000], which is quite historic in terms of the size of the contract in this industry,” she said.
The writers and directors got a 5% minimum increase, the actors got a 7% minimum increase, and the background people got an 11% minimum increase. “When it all adds up, it’s quite significant… You know, it wasn’t what we wanted as the performers with the background people got, we didn’t get that, but we were very happy that our lowest-earning members got the most for their minimum salary,” she explained. “New inroads were carved everywhere.
And that’s what this moment was really about. It was essential that artificial intelligence be barricaded, with a lot of protections for the members.
And, you know, it was very important that we found a new stream of revenue to try and level the playing field when it comes to compensation for the members that work the streaming channels.” “We’re already thinking about what we’re going to be working on for the next contract.
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