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AFTRA Looks Back, and Ahead

With all of the conflict surrounding SAG–infighting and its struggle to reach a new deal with film and television producers–it’s easy to forget that AFTRA has not exactly had an easy time in 2008. In addition to forging its own primetime broadcast TV deal, it negotiated or extended five other contracts: sound recordings, non-broadcast industrials, ABC and CBS network news, and the interactive agreement (a one-year extension). The primetime contract was particularly difficult, given that onetime ally SAG mounted a campaign, ultimately unsuccesful, to defeat it. › Continue reading

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SAG Members Favor Strike Authority

Of about 500 people who attended a SAG Town Hall meeting in Los Angeles Tuesday night, most appeared to favor a strike authorizaion, published reports said today (Wednesday). › Continue reading

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SAG’s endgame is still a mystery

Can a mediator break the guild-AMPTP deadlock?

By Leslie Simmons

He’s back: Juan Carlos Gonzalez, the federal mediator who is the same neutral party brought in by the AMPTP last year before the writers strike, may soon play a similar role in the stand-off between the studios and SAG. › Continue reading

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SAG Punts on Strike Issue

SAG’s national board played hot potato with the strike authorization question Sunday, effectively assuring Hollywood’s labor pains won’t go away any time soon.

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Union vs. Non-Union

So, what’s the difference of being in the union vs. not being in a union.  Well, the basic difference is that union actors, make more money and are protected by union regulations such as amount of work in a day, insurance etc.. › Continue reading

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