SAG Update
Variety, 9.2.08
By DAVE MCNARY
After taking a 10-day break from the SAG contract stalemate, the guild and the majors have gone back to the barricades.
Hostilities have resumed with SAG's leaders sending the 120,000 members a newsletter with returnable postcard in order to increase support for its tactic of holding out for a better deal. The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers fired back Monday by accusing SAG of stalling to mask the lack of a coherent negotiating strategy.
SAG's contract expired June 30 and actors continue to work under its terms. The two sides -- which have not met since July 16 -- issued dueling press releases Tuesday with SAG continuing to insist it deserves a better deal than the WGA, DGA and AFTRA and blasting the majors for their refusal to modify the new-media terms of the pact.
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"SAG's letter to members raises ire"
AMPTP says 12 pages are 'filled with misrepresentations'
Hollywood Reporter, 9.2.08
By Leslie Simmons
SAG and the AMPTP are at it again -- though not at the bargaining table.
The AMPTP said Tuesday that SAG's 12-page missive sent to members this week outlining the faults the union has with the studios' final offer is nothing more than a one-sided mailing designed to tell the actors' negotiators the only answer they want to hear: that the deal is bad.
"The two questions on the postcard 'poll' are written in a completely one-sided way, characterizing the June 30 final offer as unfair," the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers said in a statement. "The 12 pages of material accompanying the postcard are just as one-sided and filled with misrepresentations." Full article
More updates on SAG at Deadline Hollywood.
posted by thereel @ 7:50 AM
5 Comments:
That doesn't seem very encouraging, does it. *sigh*
No; this doesn't sound good...
Not good at all -not one bit.
The strike seems inevitable, folks.....
Brace yourselves; brace yourselves, good.
I put faith in the article that said, after the 4 month lay off thanks to the writer's strike, SAG will struggle to get the 75% vote necessary to call a strike. Everyone has kept working this long (April was it, when this kicked off?)so I don't think a strike is inevitable, BUT they DO need to stop bitching at each other and compromise on an agreement - soon!
and their off....
i dont know if i should make a picket sign or throw tomaotes.
what are these people going through?
if this goes the wrong way season 8 will be delayed.
heaven knows what drama "the queen" will put us throgh until its resolved.
look people, s.a.g, wga, pms who ever you are...we all know our actors and actresses work very hard and have continued to work with out raises. it's time for u to dig into those deep pockets and give them what they are worth.
it's not just about us sitting at home being entertained, it's about allowing people to feel good about what they love to do
get your heads out of your butts and do the right thing!!!!
OOOOOhhhh...............!!
I wonder, if they -the actors, in general, and the other parties- read these comments............
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