The SAG-AFTRA strike will officially begin at midnight Friday, July 14, 2023.
After more than three hours of deliberation, the SAG-AFTRA National Committee announced in its July 13 press conference that Hollywood actors would go on strike, with lead negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland expressing the commission’s disappointment against the “reluctance” of AMPTP to respond to their requests and encourage members to “keep the job”.
© Michael BucknerFran Drescher and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland at the SAG-AFTRA Press Conference at SAG-AFTRA Plaza on July 13, 2023.
STORY UPDATE: 4:10 p.m. PST
Below is a list of actions that unions may not take during a strike.
Works and services expressly prohibited under the Television/Theatrical Contract Rules include:
Primary recording work, such as:
- acting
- Singing
- Dance
- performing stunts
- Control the plane on camera
- juggle
- Performance or motion capture
Main off-camera jobs, such as:
- ADR/LoopingTV announcements (promotions) and cinema announcements
- Voice acting
- Singing
- Narrative, including audio description services unless these services may be covered by another collective agreement specified in the Notice to Members of Non-Strike
- background work
- alternative work
- Photo and/or double body
- Check out accessories, wardrobe and check makeup
- Test and test the camera
- to scan
- Interviews and auditions (including through self-recording)
Advertising/promotion services for television/theatrical contract work, such as:
- tourism
- Personal performance
- interview
- Convention
- Fan contact
- festival
- For you to review the event
- plate
- Premiere / screening
- award ceremony
- Garbage
- appear podcast
- Social media
- studio display cabinets
Negotiate and/or conclude and/or agree to:
- Covered future service contract
- Any new commercial-related contract in connection with an insured project
- Create and use digital copies, including reuse of previous work
- Performance on the hit trailer or other ancillary content related to the hit product
© GettySAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher speaks on stage
STORY UPDATE: 1:15 PM PST
AMPTP shared a statement: “The strike was certainly not the outcome we expected as studios could not function without the performers carrying our TV shows and movies. Unfortunately, the union has chosen a path that has led to financial hardship for the countless thousands of people who depend on the industry.”
STORY UPDATE: 12:05 PM PST
In a fiery speech, union president Fran Drescher confirmed the strike and said: “Sadly we have to go to this fork in the road, but we have no other choice,” said added: “We are the victims, we are the victims of this strike”. greedy entity.”
She continued, “I’m shocked… Honestly, I can’t believe we’re so far apart on so many things.
“It’s disgusting,” she declared, exclaiming: “Shame on them, they got the wrong side of history”, and declared: “We are uniting, in an unprecedented unity. “.
© Getty The former Nanny actor gave an emotional speech, receiving warm applause from the audience
ORIGINAL STORY: 10:30am PST
There’s very little in its history that Hollywood hasn’t seen — from Oscar antics, unwanted rebellious kids, scandalous divorces and more — but it’s been more than 60 years since since the last time Hollywood saw actors and writers go on strike. simultaneous.
In May, the Writers Guild of America went on strike after six weeks of controversial negotiations over a new contract, when their previous contract with the Union of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP) expired. .
Since then, film and television production has mostly shut down, with late-night shows (with the exception of Andy Cohen See what’s happening live) is the first to get dark.
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Now, following negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (AFTRA) – which represents 160,000 television and film actors – and Hollywood studios , represented by the AMPTP, has been broken until Wednesday, the actors will most likely join the hooker line, which will lead to Hollywood’s biggest shutdown since 1960.
Fran Drescher, of Nanny Slava and the president of SAG-AFTRA, confirmed that the union will go to an early vote on Thursday, July 13 on whether to strike, the results of which will be announced shortly after the meeting.
Although the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes are not specifically related, their argument falls under the same goal of higher pay.
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© Getty Many actors have joined the protest in support of the WGA strike
Much of the deadlock stems from the parties’ desire to improve compensation and benefits, especially with regards to the rest of them from streaming services they say have not kept up. the dizzying rise of Netflix, Max, Hulu, Prime Video and others; as well as better protection against artificial intelligence using their likeness.
Negotiations first began on June 7 and lasted until June 30, with actors such as Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Ben Stiller, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and about 300 others signed. a letter to union leaders urging them to fight for their demands.
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© Getty Former President Ronald Reagan, an actor before becoming a politician, was president of SAG when the actors went on strike in 1960.
Fran has since criticized the AMPTP’s response to the union’s demands as “offensive and disrespectful”.
While the WGA strike shuts down scripted shows and movies in production, shows with completed scripts can continue to be shot. However, if the actors also go on strike, all production will stop indefinitely, thus delaying premieres and new seasons. In addition to the production, this will also affect the red carpet, interviews and award ceremonies as the actors will not be promoting their work.
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