Posted on 06/06/2023 2:36:13 AM PDT by Libloather
Hollywood's actors union voted in favor of a strike if talks over higher pay break down before the end of June, increasing pressure on major film and television studios already dealing with an ongoing work stoppage by writers.
After voting closed on Monday, SAG-AFTRA said 97.91 percent of ballots cast supported a strike. Nearly 65,000 members, about 48 percent of the total membership, voted.
Membership of the union is compulsory for all professional actors that work on major US productions, since almost all studios and producers are engaged in union contracts that only allow them to hire union members.
Though members include people from all walks of life, famous actors and actresses to have spoken about how they were first issued SAG cards include Jennifer Lawrence, Neil Patrick Harris and Anne Hathaway.
The decision to strike worsens the climate in Hollywood, where studios face issues with writers and directors too. On Sunday studios likely averted a second work stoppage by reaching a tentative deal with the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
Members of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists include actors, broadcast journalists, announcers, hosts and stunt performers.
'Bravo SAG-AFTRA. We are in it to win it,' Fran Drescher, the union's president, said in a statement after the vote. She had previously been spotted at writer's guild picket lines in solidarity.
Talks between the 160,000-member actors union, Hollywood's largest, and the major studios are scheduled to start on Wednesday and would need to be wrapped up and settled before their current deal expires on June 30.
Key issues for actors include their base pay, which they say has been hit by inflation and streaming, the threat of AI, benefits, and the requirement on them to self-tape auditions - the cost of which...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
First the writers strike now this, I can’t go on.
First the writers strike now this, I can’t go on.
Has anyone noticed a loss yet?
That’s what I thought too!
Hopefully, this means no more woke nonsense. Thankfully, we can still watch older movies and shows.
There are plenty of classic movies available.
Who needs the current drivel?
Key issues for actors include their base pay, which they say has been hit by inflation.
***************
Hollywood not happy with their guy Joe I guess.
I watch Pluto tv and Youtube videos.
Other then ‘Last man Standing’ with Tim Allen, I have not watched any new network show in many many years.
They are so cut and paste and quota driven and of course insert their deviancy and their hatred for America.
It is tough now watching Pluto tv as they are showing many gay commercials. Imagine watching Gunsmoke or Stargate or Wild Wild West and then they break for commercials and you see gaaaaack!!
I doubt AI will be doing endless remakes of movies from decades ago... the writers we have now are crap. The sooner a machine replaces them - the better.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.