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100 Days Later, SAG-AFTRA Maintains Its Conviction to Strike
On July 13, 2023, SAG-AFTRA confirmed that its members would indeed go on strike. Much like with the WGA months prior, the organization’s discussions with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to result in an acceptable contract regarding streaming revenue, AI concerns, and much more. And for the first time since…
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SAG-AFTRA Endorses ‘No Fakes Act’ Presented to the U.S. Senate
After the most recent negotiations between striking SAG-AFTRA members and the AMPTP broke down, a bipartisan bill was introduced to protect performers and artists from having their likeness generated by AI. According to Deadline, the bill introduced by four U.S. senators supports the demands that the strikes have been fighting for; it’s a key part…
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Disney VFX Artists Unanimously Vote to Unionise
A unit of VFX artists at Walt Disney Pictures has successfully voted to unionise with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, marking another step forward in the swath of labour movements sweeping Hollywood this year—and another vital step in the nascent unionization push in the VFX industry. Variety reports that the vote with the…
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With a Fair Deal in Hand, the Writers Strike Might Be Over
After over 140 days on the picket lines, the WGA and the AMPTP have possibly come to an accord that fairly addresses the writers’ concerns.