SAG-AFTRA Negotiations With AMPTP May Extend Past June 30 Contract Expiration Deadline
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SAG-AFTRA’s master contract with Hollywood’s largest employers is due to expire in two weeks, and negotiators who have been in bargaining talks since June 7 have a lot of proposals to work through before that deadline.
The time crunch has raised the possibility that the union’s talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers could go past the June 30 deadline, according to multiple sources who asked not to be identified.
The SAG-AFTRA board has the power to call a strike starting on July 1 if no agreement is reached. That would immediately shut down all film and TV production that has not already been halted by the writers strike.
But if progress is being made at the negotiating table, it’s possible that negotiators could tack on a few extra days of talks, with the understanding that an agreement could be backdated to July 1.
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