We ask that you push for all the changes we need and the protections we deserve and make history doing it. Concluded the letter, “This is not a moment to meet in the middle, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that the eyes of history are on all of us. The group also thanked the negotiating committee for its work during this round of talks, saying it has been “impressed” by how leadership “outlined the unique stakes of the negotiations and the need for a realignment in our industry.”īut the point of the letter was clear: We will back a strike in order to land a major deal.
The letter called for a transformation of self-taped audition practices and major regulation of artificial intelligence, making sure that the deal “protects not just our likenesses, but makes sure we are well compensated when any of our work is used to train AI.” The union cited all of those points specifically, with the exception of exclusivity (though short TV seasons and long hiatuses were cited), as priorities for this round of negotiations in a communication with members in May. The signatories specifically called out their interest in instituting a “seismic realignment” of minimum pay rates, streaming residuals and exclusivity provisions.
The union and the AMPTP, which bargains on behalf of entertainment companies, are racing against the clock to make a deal as the June 30 expiration for the union’s TV and theatrical contracts nears. This cautionary message came just days after union president Fran Drescher and national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland announced to the union’s 160,000 members that talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) had been “ extremely productive” so far. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to SAG-AFTRA for comment. The letter, which made the rounds Tuesday, aired concerns that “SAG-AFTRA members may be ready to make sacrifices that leadership is not.” The group added, “We feel that our wages, our craft, our creative freedom, and the power of our union have all been undermined in the last decade. 'Castlevania' Studio Unionizes, Marking Expansion for The Animation Guild
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