The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists hinted at further strikes for voice actors.
Its national board will send ballots for its members to vote on a strike Tuesday and will begin counting votes on Sept. 25, which is over a year since the union extended its Interactive Media Agreement during negotiations. SAG-AFTRA cited"wages that keep up with inflation and protections against unrestrained use of artificial intelligence are common sticking points" to delay an agreement.
“The overlap of these two SAG-AFTRA contracts is no coincidence, but rather a predictable issue impacting our industry as well as others all over the world," SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in a statement."The disease of greed is spreading like wildfire ready to burn workers out of their livelihoods and humans out of their usefulness. We at SAG-AFTRA say NO! Not on our watch!”
“We all want a fair contract that reflects the important contributions of SAG-AFTRA-represented performers in an industry that delivers world-class entertainment to billions of players around the world," Spokesperson for the video game producers party to the Interactive Media Agreement, Audrey Cooling told the Washington Examiner."We are negotiating in good faith and hope to reach a mutually beneficial deal as soon as possible.
This is the first SAG-AFTRA strike in 43 years. This is the first time the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA are simultaneously on strike in 63 years, with Ronald Reagan at the helm before he ran for president for the most recent strike.
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