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This blog is a curated set of articles from your team at San Diego Media Pros to share pertinent information with you from the production world.
IATSE Forewarns Strike Authorization Vote Ahead Of March Negotiations: “Not Interested In Extending This Agreement”
July may seem a long way off, but for IATSE it’s just around the corner:
SAG-AFTRA Members Ratify New Three-Year Contract With Studios
It's over, finally. With a 78% yes vote, the SAG/AFTRA strike has come to an end.
Read Full SAG-AFTRA Deal Summary Released Ahead Of Ratification Vote; Analysis Of AI & Streaming Fund
For those among us who enjoy the details behind the decisions, here’s a deeper dive into the new, proposed, SAG/AFTRA contract.
SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic Strike
As Mel Blanc was want to say, "That's All Folks!!" Seems the SAG AFTRA/ AMPTP strike has reached it's end.
SAG-AFTRA Says It’s Waiting on Studio Responses to Latest Proposals Amid Negotiations
As Tom Petty said, "waiting is the hardest part." Here is where the SAG/AFTRA strike stands
Witching Hour: Studios to Devote Another Week to Resolve SAG Strike or Give Up Until January
While Hollywood has often been called a bastion of liberalism, since July they've acted more like our conservative congress: getting nothing done and blaming the other side. Now it looks like they' may pick up their ball and go home
SAG-AFTRA Reschedules Bargaining Session, Saying Union Needs More Time for Response to Latest Offer
Steve Miller said it best: "Time keeps on slipping, into the future." And the strike keeps getting pushed a little further out as well.
AMPTP Would Give Showrunners Latitude to Set Size of TV Writing Staff
The Writers Guild of America is expected to meet in the coming days with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, amid rising hopes for a resolution of the three-month strike.
The WGA is set to respond to the studios’ latest offer, which was presented on Friday.
Restart Of WGA-AMPTP Talks Brings Hope As Window For Meaningful Seasons Of Scripted Broadcast Series Narrows
Labor Day traditionally signals the end of summer and puts the TV industry into fall mode, focusing on the launch of the new broadcast season. While broadcast is no longer the only — or even the main — game in town, the September holiday has remained that threshold after summer vacations when the TV business kicks into high gear.
How to act during strike
SAG-AFTRA limits what actors can do off picket lines. Here are some dos and don’ts.
The Actors Union’s No-Decision On Strike Plunges Hollywood Into More Turmoil
On July 12th, 1804, Alexander Hamilton died from a pistol duel with Aaron Burr. That event may also share the date with the day Hollywood died as SAG/AFTRA may join the WGA and strike, marking the first time in 60 years two unions were striking.
Comic-Con: Some Big Names To Sit Out Fan-Fest Amid Labor Unrest
San Diego's yearly big bay bonanza - Comic-Con - will be missing its big boats this year.
Hollywood writers may strike. Here are their stories
On May 1 the current contract between the WGA and the AMPTP expires. A strike seems eminent, barring any last-minute miracles like those often crafted by a writer. This Sunday, the LA Times put together a number of stories around the state of film and television writing, and what this strike may be about.