Hollywood Unions Call on Studios to Resume Talks With SAG-AFTRA
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Hollywood unions issued a statement Friday calling on the major studios to resume bargaining with SAG-AFTRA, two days after talks with the actors union broke down.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Wednesday that the gap between the two sides was “too great,” and that further negotiations would not be productive.
SAG-AFTRA has been on strike for 92 days. The AMPTP has offered SAG-AFTRA a deal that would be patterned, in key respects, on agreements reached with the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America.
The guilds are wary of being pitted against each other. In the statement, the unions — which include the WGA, DGA and IATSE — argued that the AMPTP should realize that in dealing with SAG-AFTRA, “more is needed than proposals which merely replicate the terms negotiated with other unions.” “We collectively demand the AMPTP resumes negotiations in good faith immediately, make meaningful moves at the negotiating table with SAG-AFTRA to address performers’ specific needs, and make the fair deal they deserve,” the unions said.
Read more on variety.com