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On Industry Unions’ Media Call, SAG-AFTRA Chief Says Production Won’t Return To “Normal” Until Vaccine, Testing & Tracing Are In Place

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By David Robb Labor Editor The full reopening of the film and TV industry probably won’t be possible until a vaccine is developed to combat the coronavirus and testing and tracing of the virus’ spread are in place, according to David White, national executive director of SAG-AFTRA.

White shared that view during a media conference call today with the top leaders of the industry’s unions and guilds, including representatives of the DGA, IATSE, Actors’ Equity and the WGA East. “As a general matter, it’s worth noting that a vaccine is right now – maybe not a consensus – but overwhelmingly viewed, as the time when everything can go back to normal,” White said. “And broad and reliable testing and tracing is the rule-of-thumb standard as to when

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