Sag-Aftra president Fran Drescher tells more than 60,000 union members she is proud of them
Actors represented by the Hollywood union Sag-Aftra have overwhelmingly voted to strike if they don’t agree on a new contract with major studios, streamers and production companies by 30 June.
If Sag-Aftra ultimately moves forward with the strike, it would be limited to television and film productions; news and broadcast work would not be directly affected. That scenario changed late on Saturday when the DGA, which represents 19,000 film, television and commercial directors, announced that it had reached a “truly historic” tentative agreement with studios. The terms, which have not been disclosed in detail to the press or the other guilds, will be presented to the DGA board on Tuesday for approval and then to the membership for ratification.
“Zero surprise,” television and film writer Steven DeKnight tweeted. “The AMPTP continues to use their tired old playbook. And the DGA sadly continues to toe the line, knowing that they can draft off of the WGA’s resolve to strike for a truly historic deal. Disappointing, but not surprising.”
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