As SAG-AFTRA clocked its 40th day on strike, the union’s chief negotiator has called for leaders of Hollywood’s major studios and streamers to step in to bring the sides to a new deal a…
, SAG-AFTRA’s national executive secretary and its chief negotiator, said the union has had outreach from industry insiders who aim to help with basic communication between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.Variety
“One of the issues that they are most hung up on is this idea of sharing revenue from streaming. And one of the things that Fran [Drescher] and I said to the CEOs when we talked on July 12 was that this was our starting proposal on the first day of negotiations,” Crabtree said. “We had fully expected to have a back and forth with them, and then they just refused to engage on it. And nothing happened for 35 days.
The hourlong rally held on the eastern edge of Disney’s studio lot featured fiery speeches from union leaders including Mike Miller of IATSE and Lindsay Dougherty, lead organizer for IATSE’s Local 399, representing 6,000 Teamsters who work in Hollywood. Both left no doubt that their respective unions are gearing up for tough talks next year. And the American Federation of Musicians, also represented at the rally, is facing an October contract expiration deadline.
The rally also featured two prominent actors who are associated with White House-based drama series. Martin Sheen, star of NBC’s “The West Wing,” came out alongside numerous “West Wing” alums including Richard Schiff, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, Josh Malina and Dule Hill. The actor who earned an Emmy for his role as President Josiah Bartlet urged rally-goers to embrace their union “and stick to it like a stamp.
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