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AMPTP to SAG: Give Talk a Chance
In a statement, the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers today reached out to the Screen Actors Guild to encourage a dialogue about upcoming contract negotiations before the guild decides to strike.
SAG, whose contract is up in June, has been threatening a strike of its own in the wake of the writers' actions. The AMPTP, however, reminded SAG that the directors' guild managed a new deal sans strike — and so can the actors. SAG prez Alan Rosenberg said on Wednesday, "We're always open to having discussions."
With relief about the WGA pact still fresh, the industry is eyeing the actors' guild as the next player in the contract game. While SAG has not formally announced its next move, they have taken heartening steps toward a diplomatic solution. On Saturday, the organization abruptly announced its renewed ties with AFTRA, the other actors' union. The prior schism between the two signaled a long and bumpy road of strike one-upmanship that would likely have drawn things out (and eroded a lot of that WGA relief).
The upshot? No official course of action yet, but everyone's playing nice so far. So keep those fingers crossed! — Anna Dimond
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Feb 14, 2008 4:23 PM
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I'm optimistic that strike no.2 won't happen 
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Feb 14, 2008 7:16 PM
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better keep this blog open till at least june
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Feb 14, 2008 7:50 PM
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