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Hollywood actors poised to join writers on strike after talks collapse

We could see factors and writers picket film and television productions for the 1st time since 1960
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FILE - Actors and comedians Tina Fey, center, and Fred Armisen, right, join striking members of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line during a rally outside Silvercup Studios, Tuesday May 9, 2023, in New York. Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

The says no deal has been reached with studios and streaming services and its leadership will vote on whether to strike on Thursday.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said early Thursday that its decision on whether to will be considered by leadership at a meeting later that day. A press conference announcing the decision is scheduled for noon Pacific.

If the actors do it will be the first time since 1960 that actors and writers picket film and television productions.

The actorsB次元官网网址 guild released a statement announcing that its deadline for negotiations had ended without a contract. The statement came hours after recognizing the best work on television, were announced.

B次元官网网址淭he companies have refused to meaningfully engage on some topics and on others completely stonewalled us. Until they do negotiate in good faith, we cannot begin to reach a deal,B次元官网网址 said the star of B次元官网网址淭he NannyB次元官网网址 who is now the actors guild president.

The group representing the studios, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, said it was disappointed by the failure to reach a deal.

B次元官网网址淭his is the UnionB次元官网网址檚 choice, not ours. In doing so, it has dismissed our offer of historic pay and residual increases, substantially higher caps on pension and health contributions, audition protections, shortened series option periods, a groundbreaking AI proposal that protects actorsB次元官网网址 digital likenesses, and more,B次元官网网址 the AMPTP said in a statement.

It added that instead of continuing to negotiate, B次元官网网址淪AG-AFTRA has put us on a course that will deepen the financial hardship for thousands who depend on the industry for their livelihoods.B次元官网网址

If the actors strike, they will formally join screenwriters on the picket lines outside studios and filming locations in a bid to get better terms from studios and streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon. The actorsB次元官网网址 guild had by a nearly 98% margin.

Members of the Writers Guild of America have been , slowing the production of film and television series on both coasts and in production centers like Atlanta.

Issues in negotiations include the and the effects on residual pay brought on by the streaming ecosystem that has emerged in recent years.

In a letter to SAG-AFTRA membership overnight, Drescher told actors to prepare to hit picket lines after the boardB次元官网网址檚 vote Thursday.

B次元官网网址淎s you know, over the past decade, your compensation has been severely eroded by the rise of the streaming ecosystem,B次元官网网址 Drescher wrote. B次元官网网址淔urthermore, artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to creative professions, and all actors and performers deserve contract language that protects them from having their identity and talent exploited without consent and pay.B次元官网网址

Actors have joined writers on picket lines for weeks in solidarity. An actorsB次元官网网址 strike would prevent performers from working on sets or promoting their projects.

Whether the cast of attends ThursdayB次元官网网址檚 London premiere could hang in the balance of whether the actors strike B次元官网网址 though The Associated Press confirmed the event was moved up by an hour, as first reported.

Attending a photo event on Wednesday, star Matt Damon said that while everyone was hoping a strike could be averted, many actors need a fair contract to survive.

B次元官网网址淲e ought to protect the people who are kind of on the margins,B次元官网网址 . B次元官网网址淎nd 26,000 bucks a year is what you have to make to get your health insurance. And there are a lot of people whose residual payments are what carry them across that threshold. And if those residual payments dry up, so does their health care. And thatB次元官网网址檚 absolutely unacceptable. We canB次元官网网址檛 have that. So, we got to figure out something that is fair.B次元官网网址

The looming strike has cast a shadow over the Nominations were announced Wednesday, and the strike was

B次元官网网址淧eople are standing up and saying, B次元官网网址楾his doesnB次元官网网址檛 really work, and people need to be paid fairly,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址 Oscar winner Jessica Chastain, who was nominated for her first Emmy for playing Tammy Wynette in told the AP.

B次元官网网址淚t is very clear that there are certain streamers that have really kind of changed the way we work and the way that we have worked, and the contracts really havenB次元官网网址檛 caught up to the innovation thatB次元官网网址檚 happened.B次元官网网址

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