Saying that “we’re fighting for the survival of our profession,” the SAG-AFTRA leaders tonight released the details of just how far they and the companies were when contract talks broke off and the performers launched their first strike against the film and scripted TV industry since 1980. “We moved on some things, but from day one they wouldn’t meaningfully engage on the most critical issues,” they said in a communique to members. “Here’s the simple truth: We’re up against a system where those in charge of multibillion-dollar media conglomerates are rewarded for exploiting workers,” the negotiating committee wrote “The companies are committed to prioritizing shareholders and Wall Street.
Detailed below are some of the key issues of the negotiation and where things stand.” See the guild’s list of all the SAG-AFTRA proposals and AMPTP counters below (or click here).
Here is the bulk of the guild’s statement on where the things stand now (read it in full here), including the tentative agreements that were reached, as well as proposals strategically withdrawn as part of the negotiating process: And we want to be able to use someone’s images, likenesses, and performances to train new generative AI systems without consent or compensation. We marched ahead because they intentionally dragged their feet. After we agreed to their compressed bargaining schedule, the AMPTP subjected us to repeated stonewalling and delays.
It took more than four weeks of bargaining for the AMPTP to agree to simple basic issues of fairness and respect, such as: Here are all of SAG-AFTRA’s proposals and AMPTP counters, per the guild: By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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