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SAG AGREES TO EARLY NEGOTIATIONS WITH NETS, STUDIOS Thursday, April 3 2008 
The
American
Federation
of
Television
and
Radio
Artists
said
Wednesday
that
it
plans
to
begin
negotiations
on
a
new
contract
with
the
Alliance
of
Motion
Picture
and
Television
Producers
on
April
28.
That
would
appear
to
box
in
the
Screen
Actors
Guild,
the
other
major
actors'
union,
which
plans
to
start
its
own
talks
with
the
AMPTP
two
weeks
earlier
on
April
15.
Previously,
the
two
unions
had
held
joint
talks
with
the
networks
and
(more)STRIKE TWO? Wednesday, April 2 2008 Under intense pressure to begin negotiations early with movie studios and television studios in order to avoid a strike that could shut down the industry for a second time this year, the Screen Actors Guild has agreed to open talks on April 15 with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The union's contract expires on June 30. While its agreement to open talks early was generally welcomed by all sides, it comes days (more) |
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The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that negotiates labor contracts with the movie studios and television networks, said Monday that it expects to sign a contract with the Screen Actors Guild that will essentially be modeled after those already negotiated with the writers' and directors' unions. "If our industry relies on this new framework, we can all avoid more harmful and unnecessary strikes," the AMPTP statement said. However, SAG leaders have criticized the previously signed contracts for its provisions on DVD residuals and payments for work shown on the Internet. In fact the guild has been so adamant in its stand on those matters that studios are refusing to start production on any film unless it can be assured that it will be completed by the end of June when the SAG contract expires. 
