AMPTP PUSHES ALL IN - ‘FINAL OFFER’ IS ON THE TABLE
We don’t know much about what’s going on in the SAG and AMPTP talks but according to Daily Variety, the studio’s ‘final offer’ is now on the table.
With SAG’s feature-primetime contract expiring, the majors have turned up the pressure by making the guild a final offer with increases valued at over $250 million over the […]
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SAG and AMPTP still talking as Contract Expiration Nears
Below is the latest email blast sent to SAG member actors with an update on negotiations with the AMPTP:
June 29, 2008
To all SAG members:
Thank you, SAG members! Thousands of you have signed the “Solidarity Statement” over the past four days. In fact, we are working hard to keep up with the overwhelming response and […]
Voting on the AFTRA Contract - Not an easy decision
So, I did what any deep thinking actor would do…I hovered my pencil over the ballot and, in a ouija board like moment, I let the pencil decide on my vote. So don’t blame me, actors who support the AFTRA deal, my pencil said NO.
Actually I spent time reading through the contract summary, spent time […]
Midlife Gals in Austin - Time for Some Humor
As I sit and ponder just how I should vote on the AFTRA contract it seems that it’s a good time for some humor. Today’s Austin American Statesman has a feature story about a couple of Austin women who have started their own humor blog called MIDLIFE GALS.
Check out this video from the site:
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SAG and AMPTP Gearing up for ‘final’ clash over contract
I haven’t posted anything here recently about the ongoing ‘talks’ between SAG and the AMPTP because there really hasn’t been anything new to report. SAG is more or less vamping with the AMPTP while they work furiously to convince dual guild members like myself to vote down the AFTRA agreement.
Yes, I received one […]
Paul Baker, Preston Jones and My Time at the Dallas Theater Center
When Preston Jones died in 1979 at the age of 43 he left behind a legacy in writing that is so rich that is remains as relevant today as it was in the 1970’s. That was one of the overriding impressions that struck me as I viewed Contemporary Theater of Dallas‘ production of Jones’ […]
Actors Reunite in Dallas, Honor Preston Jones and Bradleyville Trilogy
Can it be that thirty something years have passed since I first walked through the doors of the Kalita Humphreys theater at the Dallas Theater Center, a nervous, totally green ‘actor’ straight out of Beaumont, Texas? It’s so hard to believe, but facts are facts and three decades have indeed since passed.
How lucky I […]
SAG Plays Waiting Game on AFTRA Ratification
Don’t hold your breath for a resolution between SAG and the AMPTP before the June 30th contract expiration. With SAG lambasting the AFTRA agreement and attempting to derail ratification of that agreement, there will be no settlement until the outcome of the AFTRA deal is known. As Daily Variety says in today’s […]
SAG’S AFTRA ATTACK PUTS DUAL MEMBER ACTORS IN MIDDLE OF A MESS
The kind of nastiness born of contract negotiations gone sour, a nastiness that tends to turn off the general public and give credence to those predisposed to anti-union sentiment, was brought to the streets of Hollywood yesterday with the SAG rally, ostensibly in support of the SAG negotiating team, but really in opposition to ratification […]
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