Here's the AFL-CIO statement today on where contract negotiations now stand for its two chartered guilds, SAG and AFTRA:
March 18, 2008: At the request of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the AFL-CIO has hosted several meetings between the two unions regarding the upcoming negotiation of the Television/Theatrical contract with the AMPTP. Both SAG and AFTRA have now advised President John J. Sweeney that they are fully committed to jointly negotiating and jointly administering the Television/Theatrical contract through its term pursuant to the terms of the Phase One joint bargaining agreement. We congratulate the two unions for reaching agreement on this important matter and look forward to productive joint negotiations."
- More SAG/AFTRA Battling Back And Forth
- SAG/AFTRA Contract Talks With AMPTP May Start As Soon As Week Of March 31st
- Joint SAG/AFTRA Meetings Scheduled
- EXCLUSIVE: Big Media Moguls And SAG Leaders Meet Secretly
- SAG Board Member Urges AFTRA Boycott
- AFTRA Sets March 10th Deadline To Know If SAG Will Start Talks Early
- SAG's Rosenberg Calls AFTRA Claim "Perplexing" And Wants Explanation
- How Could This Happen? AFTRA Leader Claims Joint Resolution With SAG "Erroneous" But Admits Approving It
- Huh? No SAG-AFTRA Lovefest After All?
- SAG & AFTRA Together To Set Talks Date
- Summit Of AFL-CIO, SAG, AFTRA Leaders
Halle-freaking-lujah.
Comment by Caitlin — March 18, 2008 @ 6:54 pm
The strike’s back on!
Comment by Writer with business sense — March 19, 2008 @ 12:00 am
Hang on, I’m going to frame this!
Peggy Lane O’Rourke
Comment by Peggy Lane O'Rourke — March 19, 2008 @ 8:13 pm
MEANINGLESS.
Thank you SAG for announcing your waivers for indepdentdent films. It’s the first and only smart thing you’ve accomplished in strategic negotiation tactics since well before the resolution of the WGA debacle.
The SAG indie waivers are still been under-publicized by the trades becasue the studios and networks don’t want it to hugely effect their negotiation with you. Thank God for Nikki Finke!
As an indie producer who’s already been granted the waiver, I rejoice anew from the sidelines. What a welcome window of opportunity you’ve created for me and those like me.
I lament the continued public battle among the actors unions which will do neither SAG nor AFTRA any good, but kudos to SAG and shame on the trades for failing to shine a light on your smartest move yet.
Comment by E — March 19, 2008 @ 11:53 pm