SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP talks have stalled after actors went on strike following a labor dispute
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers issued a statement on Wednesday, October 11, confirming progress has stalled.
“Negotiations between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA have been suspended after SAG-AFTRA presented its most recent proposal on October 11,” the trade association, which represents major companies such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony, said in a press release. “After meaningful conversations, it is clear that the gap between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great, and conversations are no longer moving us in a productive direction.
The statement concluded: “We hope that SAG-AFTRA will reconsider and return to productive negotiations soon.”“ intentionally misrepresented to the press the cost of the above proposal — overstating it by 60 percent,” SAG’s statement, released on Thursday, October 12, read. “They have done the same with AI, claiming to protect performer consent, but continuing to demand “consent” on the first day of employment for use of a performer’s digital replica for an entire cinematic universe .
According to AMPTP, the proposal for actors to receive a 2 percent cut of streaming platform revenue was what caused the divide. AMPTP also mentioned “numerous remaining open items” still left on the table, but did not clarify which topics they were at odds over. Earlier this month, SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP restarted negotiations after previously failing to reach an agreement on AI regulations, minimum wage rates and more.
The WGA initially kicked things off by initiating a strike in May after failing to reach an agreement in its contract negotiations with the AMPTP. Two months later, SAG-AFTRA joined writers on the picket line after their own labor dispute with the AMPTP reached a standstill. Hollywood productions subsequently shut down unless they adhered to the SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement.
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