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Hollywood performers ratify new contract with studios

SAG-AFTRA's actors, dancers, stunt performers and voice-over actors went on strike for nearly four months before the deal was finally made.

WEKU

Hollywood's striking actors and major studios reach tentative deal to end strike

Striking actors have reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood's major studios to end their walkout. The Sag-Aftra union, which represents some 160,000 performers, announced the end of the four-month strike on Wednesday after reaching an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). As FRANCE 24's Charlotte…

France 24

Hollywood stars hail actors’ union’s tentative deal with studios to end strike

Sag-Aftra union celebrates agreement of ‘extraordinary scope’ with Hollywood producers to settle historic work stoppage

The Guardian - US

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What have we learned from the Hollywood writers’ strike?

Top executives are terrible at reading the room and unions are stronger when workers stick together. Now let’s sign that contract

The Guardian - US

Writers Guild of America calls off strike with late night talk-shows first to resume after five-month freeze

Union votes to accept deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after nearly five months on the picket line

Evening Standard

‘Exceptional’: Hollywood writers hail tentative deal to end strike

Writers Guild of America says agreement with studios on pay and conditions ‘due to the willingness of this membership to exercise its power’

The Guardian - US

Hollywood’s writers have reached a tentative deal to bring a five-month strike to end. What happens next?

Now that a tentative deal has been struck to end Hollywood's writers strike after nearly five months, several steps remain before the industry gets back to normal

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A new breed of leaders are atop the largest US unions today. Here are some faces to know

From picket lines in Hollywood to walkouts against Detroit automakers, it's already been a big year for labor organizing — and behind several major showdowns with enormous companies are some of America's largest unions

The Independent UK

'You could be the hero': Fran Drescher tells NPR how the Hollywood strikes can end

Fran Drescher, president of the actors' union SAG-AFTRA, says the Hollywood strikes are at an inflection point.

WEKU

Hollywood’s Picket Line Confronts Its Color Line

People of color hired in the streaming-era diversity push say they now bear the brunt of inequities.

Capital & Main

Background Actors Say Fears of Being Replaced by AI Come From Their Experiences

Extras say they have already been scanned without explanation.

Capital & Main

Writers' strike at 100 days: why we're no closer to the end - and a look at what comes next

The fight marches on

Total Film

Producers and Writers Are Finally Sitting Down To Talk

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have asked for a meeting with the Writers Guild of America on Friday to discuss contract negotiations, but don’t get your hopes up. This is just a first step

Multichannel News

Actors take to the internet to show their residual checks, with some in the negative

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers rejected the SAG-AFTRA union's request for a separate type of residual payment that actors would get once their programs hit streaming services.

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The Conversation

Computer-written scripts and deepfake actors: what’s at the heart of the Hollywood strikes against generative AI

For the first time in 60 years, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are simultaneously facing off against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

The Guardian - US

‘You need the glamour of a big opening’: US actors’ strike starts to bite on red carpet

Blockbusters such as Barbie have weathered the absence of Hollywood stars from promotion – but behind-the-scenes workers are worried

Zenger

Movie Stars Vs. C-Suite Brass: Hollywood Strike Gets Ugly As CEO Tells A-Listers Where To Go

Barry Dillerthinks big-name actors should do — at least the ones who are clamoring for pay parity in the movie industry

The Guardian - US

Striking Hollywood stars meet with union to discuss actors’ walkout

Meeting comes after strike announced on 13 July by actors’ union, joining writers to negotiate for new contracts with producers

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Los Angeles Times

Can actors go to movie premieres and film festivals? Here's what's allowed during a strike

LOS ANGELES — Actors have joined writers, who have been on strike since May 2, on the picket lines. SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached an impasse last week in negotiations over a new contract.

WEKU

Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up'

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors and performers, is on strike against major studios after negotiations broke down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Streaming is TV’s future. Can the writers strike get executives to pay accordingly?

The two central disputes of the current Writers Guild of America strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are technology-driven: the rise of streaming, and the looming unknown role artificial intelligence will play in the creative process. SAG-AFTRA may strike over similar concerns.

WEKU

SAG-AFTRA agrees to contract extension with studios as negotiations continue

Talks have been underway since June 7. The union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers remain at odds on issues like the use of artificial intelligence and streaming residuals.

Total Film

WGA strikes 2023: Everything you need to know

Why the strikes are happening, which shows are affected, and more

Kiplinger

Hollywood Writers' Strike By The Numbers — And How Inflation Fits In

After six weeks of negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the Writer's Guild of America went on strike.

Evening Standard

WGA writers’ strike: Why is the walkout happening and when will it end?

Negotiations between the major Hollywood studios and the Writers Guild of America broke down again on July 13 — and the Emmys may be postponed

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