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SAG Strike Authorization Ballots Delayed

Jonathan Handel
December 23, 2008 06:13

The Screen Actors Guild has delayed sending out the strike authorization ballots until January 14 at the earliest, representing an approximately two-week delay from the originally scheduled mailing date of January 2. This development was revealed less than two hours ago in an email from SAG...

SAG & The Studios: What Are They Fighting Over?

Jonathan Handel
December 08, 2008 00:55

Several days ago, I analyzed the studios’ offer, which has sat on the table for over five months pummeled by SAG’s rejection and which the studios recently made public. Today, let’s drill down on the key issues that separate the two parties and ask, what are they fighting about, and which issues tr...

SAG Stalks Towards Strike

Jonathan Handel
November 24, 2008 15:11

Mediation between the studio alliance (the AMPTP) and the Screen Actors Guild failed late Friday night, and SAG announced plans to seek a strike authorization vote from its members. Unfortunately, that puts us one giant step closer to a strike. What’s next? SAG will send out “educational mat...

SAG Steps Toward Strike

Jonathan Handel
October 20, 2008 07:24

The SAG national board passed a resolution yesterday on what to do regarding contract negotiations with the studios.  My take:  Membership First outmaneuvered the newly-elected Unite for Strength faction and its NY and regional allies and is taking the union down a path that may well lead to a str...

SAG Stalemate Update

Jonathan Handel
October 09, 2008 18:44

Here's the latest with the actors:Variety reports that the major studios are prepping "40 or more" films to go into production starting this coming spring, so that they'll have product for 2010 and 2011.  Although there's the risk of a strike starting this year and continuing through the spring, ...