SAG-AFTRAs National Board voted unanimously today to approve a resolution strongly in support of theWGAin its ongoing negotiations for a new film and TV contract.
It is long past time for the studios, streamers, and other employers in the entertainment industry to remove roadblocks to fair and equitable wages and working conditions, the resolution states, and to agree to terms that reflect the unique worth and contribution of creative talent and workers, without whom the industry would not exist.
The WGAs negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producer, which got underway March 20, are now entering their final week ahead of the May 1 expiration of its current contract.
SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland with WGA Assistant Executive Director and chief negotiator Ellen StutzmanWGA
SAG-AFTRA will begin its own contract talks with theAMPTPon June 7 ahead of the June 30 expiration of its contract.
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History shows that fairness and equity to the workers who power the creativity of the entertainment industry has only been achieved through solidarity and the efforts of those workers working within their labor unions andguilds, the SAG-AFTRA resolution says.
Changes in the economics of the entertainment industry have worked to the great benefit of large corporate employers and in many cases to the detriment of the creators who make their businesses possible.
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Workers are stronger when they stand together united, and the unions that represent them are more powerful working and collaborating together.
After weeks of bargaining, it is time for the employers in our industry to step up and make meaningful changes to fairly compensate writers and to acknowledge their unique needs and concerns, along with the concerns shared by all artists and workers in the industry.
