The actors and actresses of Hollywood, at the gates of the strike
Euskaraz irakurri: Hollywoodeko aktoreak, grebarako ateetan
The Screen Actors Guild of the United States (SAG-AFTRA) announced early Thursday morning that the negotiations for the renewal of a collective agreement with the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP) culminated unsuccessfully.
“The responses of the AMPTP to the most important proposals of the union have been insulting,” said the president of the union, Fran Drescher, through a statement published on the official website of the institution.
The union, which represents more than 160,000 actors and actresses, announced that in the morning the union’s national board will hold a meeting to formally approve the start of a strike that could cause the entire Hollywood industry to come to a standstill.
Los and the scriptwriters, also on strike
If there is a stoppage, the actors would join the pickets that the Writers Guild (WGA) began outside the studio offices since May 2, undertaking a simultaneous strike for the first time in 63 years.
The only time both unions were on a work stoppage at the same time was in 1960, and from that fight they obtained benefits such as access to health insurance and a pension.
The requests of both share similarities on issues such as improving working conditions, fair payment for “streaming” and regulating the use of artificial intelligence.
In the event of going on strike, the actors and actresses could not promote films and series pending release, nor participate in meetings with followers, and the situation could lead to the postponement of award ceremonies and festivals.
Source: Eitb
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