SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 performers and broadcasters, has voted to authorize a strike if it can't reach a deal with studios on a new contract by June 30.
if they can’t reach a deal with studios over a new contract by June 30, underscoring widening labor tensions across Hollywood.The endorsement gives the union more leverage in negotiations with studios that begin Wednesday on behalf of its 160,000 performers and broadcasters.
“This strike authorization means we enter our negotiations from a position of strength, so that we can deliver the deal our members want and deserve,” said SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland in a statement.“We are approaching these negotiations with the goal of achieving a new agreement that is beneficial to SAG-AFTRA members and the industry overall,” said the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in a statement.
The vote comes as writers enter their sixth week of a strike that has already destabilized the film and TV industry. An actors’ strike could further disrupt production activity. Although a walkout is not guaranteed, the union’s decision to seek a strike authorization even before negotiations have begun is a sign of its resolve to press for improved pay and conditions.
“Without transformative change in the TV/Theatrical contracts, it will soon be unsustainable to pursue a career working under these conditions,” SAG-AFTRA said on its
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