A day after the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) approved a deal with the major Hollywood studio for a three-contract, the ...
Jonathan Handel | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment
Expanding on my previous post, I do want to acknowledge the obvious: this vote was a strong victory for AFTRA, especially in light of SAG's aggressive...
Jonathan Handel | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment
SAG will be emboldened by the low yes vote achieved by AFTRA, and is likely to resist compromise with the AMPTP for some time to come.
Jonathan Handel | Posted 07.13.2008 | Entertainment
Ironically, while spurning qualified voting for their own union, SAG's leadership urges it on AFTRA.
Jonathan Handel | Posted 07.10.2008 | Entertainment
SAG and the AMPTP met for four hours today. According to the AMPTP, the meeting was at SAG's request, and the AMPTP answered questions on the proposal it put on the table two days ago.
Jonathan Handel | Posted 07.09.2008 | Entertainment
Hollywood's quiet today. Still, with the studios' "final offer" on the table, the natural question is, what happens next -- and will there be a strike?
Alec Baldwin | Posted 07.09.2008 | Entertainment
Before I get into Obama, the SAG strike and renewable energy, I wanted to talk about Patti LuPone. Yeah. That's right. Patti LuPone.
Jonathan Handel | Posted 07.08.2008 | Entertainment
I'm advised by a AMPTP spokesman that this offer tracks the AFTRA and DGA/WGA deals in terms of minimums, new media, and other provisions.
Jonathan Handel | Posted 07.06.2008 | Entertainment
Marx posited that history repeats itself: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. This year seems proof of that with the SAG commercials contract expiring this fall.
AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 07.05.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — George Clooney just wants actors to get along instead of choosing between sparring unions. In a two-page letter released Thursday...
Jonathan Handel | Posted 06.25.2008 | Entertainment
It's time for SAG to put its full efforts into crafting the best deal it can get, rather than try to derail the AFTRA primetime deal.
Jonathan Handel | Posted 06.01.2008 | Entertainment
Union disputes are underway because actors want to control their own images and avoid being overexposed. That also sounds sensible - until you consider the tens of thousands of clips already available online illegally.
AP | ANDREW DALTON | Posted 04.07.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Unions representing film and television actors will negotiate separately with producers in upcoming contract talks after board mem...
Reuters via Yahoo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
Hollywood stars George Clooney, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep are urging the Screen Actors Guild to start talks for a new labor contract ...
AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — "No Country for Old Men" emerged as the Oscars favorite Sunday by taking top honors for overall cast along with Javier Bardem's su...
AP | Lynn Elber | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
The Screen Actors Guild said Friday there appears to be unanimous agreement that nominated actors will not cross striking writers' picket lines to at...
Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2008 | Entertainment