SAG: No Good Reason to Strike
HuffingtonPost, 1.2.09
Jonathan Handel, [Entertainment Attorney at TroyGould in Los Angeles]
There's turmoil planned for the upcoming Jan. 12-13 SAG National Board meeting, reports the LA Times. SAG's National Executive Director Doug Allen and the current negotiating committee may find themselves bounced out unceremoniously by the moderates--or they may not. The strike authorization vote, postponed from its original Jan. 2 mailing date, may get canceled altogether--or it might not.
In light of this uncertainty, it's still critical to ask whether a strike authorization and possible strike make sense. SAG's hardline leaders and their supporters have made a lot of statements in support of both an authorization and a strike itself. Do their statements stand up to scrutiny? I say no, but you be the judge. Here are SAG's most oft-repeated arguments, and my analysis.
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posted by thereel @ 4:37 PM
3 Comments:
It's difficult to believe this is STILL going on and STILL unresolved, what, 9 months after it all started. Someone bang the heads of both parties together, agree a compromise that doesn't disadvantage anyone and move on for goodnessake!
I'm a strong believer in trade unions, and have been a lifelong member of one, as was my father before me. Public opinion should not count when members are fighting for their livelihoods and fairness. There are times, though, when you have to be circumspect and realise you might be doing more harm than good.
Maybe SAG should have thought of joining with the Screen Writers' Guild last year in combined action. They've missed the boat for now, I would suggest.
Have a look at this better written piece on the situation
http://www.shellypalmermedia.com/2009/01/04/sag-vs-amptp-a-zero-sum-game/
The executives hiding behind the AMPTP need to come to the table at least once and talk this over with the actors. They are making all the same mistakes they made during the WGA strike
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