Archive for the ‘Strike’ Category
February 26th, 2009
For some time now I’ve wondered why SAG wasn’t getting more support from our fellow workers in the film industry as we try to come to a contract agreement with the AMPTP. If you read the various forums, most of the talk has been of the ‘just settle the contract so we can all get [...]
Tags: AFTRA, CABLE TV RESIDUALS, IATSE, Negotiations, New Media Residuals, Residuals, SAG, Strike, WGA
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, DOUG ALLEN, IATSE, New Media, Nikki Finke, NOW MEDIA, SAG, SAG Membership, Streaming Video, Strike, Tommy G. Kendrick, WGA | No Comments »
February 19th, 2009
Why The Smoke & Mirrors, SAG & AMPTP? I don’t see why the SAG National Majority and their pals, the Big Media labor lawyers, are needing to waste more than an hour in talks since all they’re doing is Xeroxing AFTRA’s TV/Theatrical Contract. These past two days have consisted of nothing more than playing at [...]
Tags: AMPTP, Deadline Hollywood Daily, IATSE, Membership First, New Media, Nikki Finke, Residuals, SAG, Steaming Video, Strike, United for Strength
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Big Media, Deadline Hollywood Daily, IATSE, New Media, Nikki Finke, NOW MEDIA, Residuals, SAG, SAG Membership, Streaming Video, Strike, WGA, Writers | No Comments »
February 19th, 2009
After the ouster of the Rosenberg-Allen negotiating team the process of HOPEFULLY settling the contract stalemate has begun. Below are links to some of the coverage of the current negotiations: SAGWatch BLOG From Digital Media Law: SAG and the AMPTP ended their second day of talks at about 10:00 p.m. this evening (Weds.), but will [...]
Tags: AMPTP, Digital Media Law, New Media, SAG NEGOTIATIONS, SAG strike, SAGWatch
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, AMPTP, Big Media, DOUG ALLEN, New Media, NOW MEDIA, Residuals, SAG, SAG Membership, Streaming Video, Strike, Tommy G. Kendrick, WEBISODES, WGA | No Comments »
February 11th, 2009
Self-described ‘working class actor’ John Cygan offers his take on the deal that AFTRA signed and why SAG should not agree to that same deal. What do you think?
Tags: ACTORS HEALTH CARE, ACTORS RESIDUALS, AFTRA, AMPTP, JOHN CYGAN, New Media, NOW MEDIA, SAG, Strike, WEBISODES
Posted in Actor, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Auditions, Big Media, Casting Notices, Commercials, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Hollywood, Indie Film, New Media, NOW MEDIA, Producers, Residuals, Roberta Reardon, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAG Membership, Self Promotion, Streaming Video, Strike, Tommy G. Kendrick, WEBISODES | No Comments »
February 6th, 2009
You probably know the names Scott Wilson and David Clennon, but even if you don’t immediately snap to their name, you’ll surely know their faces. Each of these men has a long and impressive body work as professional actors. Their comments on the importance of residual income are comments that I agree with wholeheartedly. Check [...]
Tags: AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, David Clennon, DGA, Doug Allen Fired, SAG, SAG strike, Scott Wilson, WGA
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Big Media, DOUG ALLEN, New Media, SAG Membership, Scott Wilson, Strike, WGA | No Comments »
January 18th, 2009
If any more evidence were required to demonstrate the severely dysfunctional nature relationships that define SAG leadership, read on. Now it seems the board can’t agree to withdraw the strike authorization proposal and ask for a vote on the contract. Someday this will end…won’t it? Dear Member, On October 19, your National Board voted by [...]
Tags: Alan Rosenberg, DOUG ALLEN, LETTER TO SAG MEMBERSHIP, SAG, STRIKE AUTHORIZATION, Tommy G. Kendrick
Posted in Acting, Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, DOUG ALLEN, Roberta Reardon, SAG, SAG Membership, Strike, Tommy G. Kendrick, WGA | No Comments »
December 23rd, 2008
As 2008 draws to a close with no contract between SAG and the AMPTP, the animosity between factions within SAG has only become more vitriolic. What is the best course of action? Accept a truly lousy contract now and hope to undo the damage in three years? Or reject the contract and take a strike [...]
Tags: AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Nikke Finke, SAG, Strike Authorization Vote
Posted in Acting, Actor, Actors, AFTRA, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, Big Media, Deadline Hollywood Daily, Hollywood, New Media, NOW MEDIA, Residuals, SAG, SAG Membership, Strike, Tommy G. Kendrick, WGA, Writers | No Comments »
December 10th, 2008
SAG Announces Plan for Strike Authorization Vote: LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 10, 2008 — Screen Actors Guild today announced that strike authorization ballots will be mailed to paid-up SAG members on Friday January 2, 2009, and will be tabulated on Friday, January 23. A yes vote by 75% of members voting is required to pass the [...]
Tags: Actors, AFTRA, AMPTP, SAG, SAG Actors, Strike Authorization Vote, WGA
Posted in Acting, Actors, Alan Rosenberg, AMPTP, SAG, SAG Membership, Strike, WGA | No Comments »
December 2nd, 2008
“The facts of this matter are simple and straight forward. The WGA attempted for eight months, since March, to address via dialogue the AMPTP’s erroneous interpretation of our February agreement. These efforts included a number of conversations between the Guild’s executive director and at least one of the CEOs who made the deal with the [...]
Tags: AFTRA, DGA, New Media Residuals, SAG, Strike, WGA Responds to the AMPTP
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, AMPTP, SAG, Strike, Tommy G. Kendrick, WGA, Writers | No Comments »
December 2nd, 2008
The bad blood between SAG and the AMPTP seems to be getting thicker as both sides take to hammering each other with press releases and letters to their memberships. First is SAGs official release following a full page ad the AMPTP published in the L.A. Times: Los Angeles, CA (December 01, 2008) – Today’s open [...]
Tags: AMPTP, SAG, SAG Open Letter to Membership, Strike
Posted in Actors, AFTRA, AMPTP, New Media, NOW MEDIA, SAG, Strike | No Comments »