SAG-AFTRA Expected to Negotiate Over the Weekend With Studios
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SAG-AFTRA is expected to hold bargaining sessions with the major studios over the weekend, as the two sides continue to work toward a deal to end the 106-day strike.
The sessions may be held virtually, rather than in person. The two sides met on Friday for the third day this week at SAG-AFTRA headquarters.
But four studio CEOs — David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery, Donna Langley of NBCUniversal, Ted Sarandos of Netflix and Bob Iger of Disney — who have been present at the earlier sessions were not at the table on Friday, a source said.
SAG-AFTRA declined to comment, other than to say that it remains focused on negotiating a fair deal. The CEOs offered a new proposal on Tuesday that they hoped will help break the three-month stalemate.
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