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AFTRA MEMBERS VOTE TO APPROVE LATEST CONTRACT
Friday, May 2 2008
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The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has concluded half a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, with the union's membership approving a new three-year contract covering most reality, game, and news shows as well as afternoon syndicated fare and soap operas. The two sides are scheduled to begin talks on Monday on sitcoms and dramas shot in TV studios.
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WILL ACTORS STRIKE THE SET?
Tuesday, April 15 2008
Negotiations
between
the
Screen
Actors
Guild
and
the
Alliance
of
Motion
Picture
and
Television
Producers
were
set
to
begin
today
(Tuesday),
with
members
of
the
American
Federation
of
Television
and
Radio
Artists
sitting
in
as
observers.
On
Monday,
AFTRA
rejected
SAG's
invitation
to
rejoin
the
talks
as
direct
participants,
insisting
that
the
"underlying
problems"
that
had
caused
the
split
between
the
two
actors'
unions
had
not
been
resolved.
Nevertheless,
in
a
letter
to
SAG
President
(more)
SAG ASKS AFTRA TO REJOIN TALKS
Monday, April 14 2008
In
an
unexpected
announcement
Sunday
night,
The
Screen
Actors
Guild,
said
that
it
had
invited
the
American
Federation
of
Television
and
Radio
Artists
to
rejoin
bargaining
talks
with
the
networks
and
studios,
which
are
due
to
begin
on
Tuesday.
The
move
came
two
weeks
after
AFTRA
split
off
from
SAG,
accusing
it
of
attempting
to
muscle
in
on
its
jurisdiction
over
actors
working
on
daytime
soap
operas.
An
AFTRA
spokesperson
said
that
the
union
would
(more)
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