SAG resumes talks after AFTRA deal

POSTED BY txactor on May 29 under AFTRA, AMPTP, Actors, Filmmaking, Producers, SAG, SAG Membership, Strike

The latest information on SAG and AMPTP negotiations from DAILY VARIETY:

Hollywood’s strike fever has dropped a few degrees as SAG and the majors resumed talks Wednesday with the majors after AFTRA signed a primetime pact in the middle of the night.

AFTRA’s deal, completed at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on the 18th day of talks, will serve as a pressure point on the Screen Actors Guild to accept similar terms — though SAG’s leaders emphasize that they’re a long way from closing half a dozen key deal points. Insiders say the guild’s talks will probably go right up against the June 30 expiration and may continue into July, requiring a day-to-day extension of the current contract.

After a perfunctory meeting Wednesday, SAG and reps for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers — who were sleep-challenged by the marathon negotiation with AFTRA — are set to resume talks at 2 p.m. today.

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