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After WGA Deal, SAG-AFTRA Stalemate With Studios Drags On
SAG AFTRA and WGA members and supporters picket outside of Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank.
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In an email to members sent late Tuesday night, SAG-AFTRA said they had no dates currently scheduled to meet with the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers. While the writers are happy with their contract wins, the actors are still fighting for protections around artificial intelligence and the use of their digital replicas, residuals increases and other demands.
Video games next? There’s also a looming strike against video game productions. Actors union negotiators are back at the table with game companies this week, with a member-approved strike authorization in hand should talks break down.
A spokesperson for big video game companies like Activision and Electronic Arts said the game producers “have reached tentative agreements on over half of the proposals and are optimistic they can find a resolution at the bargaining table.”
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