SAG-AFTRA cited several issues in negotiations, including "economic fairness, residuals, regulating the use of artificial intelligence and alleviating the burdens of the industry-wide shift to self-taping", and told its members that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers would cut actors' salaries to "pad corporate profits". The union stated that it did not intend to strike but that it sought to give its negotiators "maximum bargaining leverage" ahead of negotiations on June 7, 2023. Weeks after the Writers Guild of America went on strike in May 2023, SAG-AFTRA's national board of directors unanimously agreed to pursue a strike authorization vote ahead of a renewed contract SAG-AFTRA approved a new contract in 2020 that would expire on June 30, 2023. As with striking WGA writers, actors have expressed concerns about the use of artificial intelligence, noting that it could be used to replicate their likeness without compensation. The 2007–08 strike cost the city of Los Angeles an estimated US$1.5 billion, according to NPR. The 2007–08 WGA strike was motivated in large part by studio executives insisting that writers should receive no residuals from streaming services.
ĭuring the last decade and the rise of streaming, writers and actors have been frustrated over studio policy regarding residuals from streaming services the decline of network television has led to a stronger reliance on other residuals. The largest SAG-AFTRA strike since 1980 occurred in 2000, in which commercial actors went on strike to push for a continuation of the residual system against advertiser backlash, amidst the divisions between SAG and AFTRA. The 1980 actors strike involved the combined efforts of SAG and AFTRA. The WGA and the Screen Actors Guild have not simultaneously been on strike since 1960, when actors joined striking writers over residual payments from films sold to television networks. SAG-AFTRA was formed by the merger of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) in March 2012, allowing SAG-AFTRA to represent not only actors, but also journalists, talk show hosts, and other broadcast workers. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) trade association represents film and television studios in collective bargaining negotiations with unions such as SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild of America (DGA), and Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West, comprising the Writers Guild of America (WGA). The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is a labor union that represents approximately 160,000 media professionals and entertainers. Background Unionization in Hollywood įurther information: 2023 Writers Guild of America strike SAG-AFTRA Plaza in Los Angeles, California In addition to standing in solidarity with the writers, the strike is led by changes in the industry caused by streaming and its effect on residuals, as well as other new technologies like AI and digital recreation.īoth Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass and Governor of California Gavin Newsom have offered to help mediate an end to the strikes. Both the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes have contributed to the biggest interruption to the American film and television industries since the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. since the 1980 actors strike and the first time that actors and writers have walked out simultaneously since 1960. The strike marks the first time that actors have initiated a labor dispute in the U.S.
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It has coincided with a Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike that began in May in a series of broader Hollywood labor disputes.
The American actors' union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) went on strike over an ongoing labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike is an ongoing strike action that began on July 14, 2023. Teachers ( AZ, CO, Los Angeles, NC, OK, WV) 2018–2019.
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