Movies starring some of Hollywood's biggest names — Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega among them — are allowed to continue filming during the historic double strike. wgastrike writersstrike sagaftra sagstrike
). And the stoppage has meant thousands of actors and crew members are without work.
The interim agreements between SAG-AFTRA and the independent projects, however, are meant to keep the wheels turning for companies “on the outskirts of the primary negotiating” between the union and AMPTP, said Helen Rella, an employment and labor attorney at New York-based firm Wilk Auslander. “That’s beneficial to these independent companies seeking to continue work, and it allows the people who depend on working these projects in order to get paid.”The actors’ union published its proposals, with what it says were the counterproposals from Hollywood studios. The AMPTP accused SAG-AFTRA of mischaracterizing the talks.
“This is a very difficult situation for everybody, primarily for working-class actors and the production crews who depend on these projects to be able to earn a paycheck to feed their families,” Rella added. “This is not just a situation of high-profile celebrities who are fronting the cause.”, along with what the union said were the studios’ responses. The guild accused the studios of “repeated stonewalling and delays,” adding that “they intentionally dragged their feet.
After about five weeks of bargaining, both sides failed to reach an agreement as the union’s contract expired last week. Members have prepared for a lengthy walkout. The actors and other performers joined writers on the picket lines for the first time
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