Three days into November and on the 113th day of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP strike, reports are that the studios & streamers are preparing to take SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher's social media advice from earlier today (more on that in a minute).
Reports are that AMPTP is preparing a response to the union's two proposals with an overall offer that the studios & streamers hope can lead to a tentative agreement. If the makings of a deal are there, the two sides could spend the weekend finalizing the framework for a new three-year contract . And as of this writing, there doesn't appear to be any serious rumblings that the AMPTP's proposal is being tagged as a 'last, best & final' offer.
'The negotiators then met with AMPTP representatives for more than three hours' on Wednesday afternoon and evening 'to present and review our revised proposal.' SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee added in their update that it was still awaiting 'the AMPTP's response to our comprehensive counter proposal package, which we gave them on Saturday, addressing outstanding issues.
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