With the news that SAG/AMPTP negotiations could push into next week, international acting unions are for the most part taking a cautious approach to supporting a potential actors strike. Unlike wri…
late yesterday, that deadline could yet be extended into next week if SAG and the AMPTP feel close to reaching a deal.
“As a sister union, MEAA stands in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA and will continue to work with SAG-AFTRA to determine the appropriate steps needed on any productions in Australia that are impacted by industrial action if it occurs in the U.S.,” he added.While the situation nearly two months in has now somewhat calmed, the first few days of the writers strike saw international scribes urgently seeking clarity over whether they were allowed to work on certain projects.
One senior UK source with knowledge of the situation said actors union Equity, which, according to Variety, has been in LA this week speaking with SAG officials, is “more robust” when it comes to the American guilds. The source also pointed out that “the prospect of substituting a British writer for an American writer is completely different to bringing in a British actor for an American actor,” and conversations will be taking place behind the scenes about this disparity.
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