Some very famous SAG-AFTRA members sound very serious about a strike
differences between SAG-AFTRA leadership and rank-and-file members. Namely, as the letter puts it, Glenn Close, Jennifer Lawrence, and 300 others “are concerned by the idea that SAG-AFTRA members may be ready to make sacrifices that leadership is not.”This is an unprecedented inflection point in our industry, and what might be considered a good deal in any other years is simply not enough.
In May, SAG-AFTRA leaders described negotiations as “extremely productive.” Though, as the letter highlights, members appear dubious—especially considering some controversial comments made by SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher earlier this year when she described the SAG-AFTRA contract as “
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