Screen Rant » 24 angels and demons http://screenrant.com TV and Movie News, Reviews & Trailers Sat, 26 May 2012 15:17:49 +0000 en hourly 1 Countdown To The SAG Strike… Or Not? http://screenrant.com/screen-actors-guild-strike-heath-2790/ http://screenrant.com/screen-actors-guild-strike-heath-2790/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:31:11 +0000 Heath McKnight http://screenrant.com/?p=2790 SAG strikeCan the film and television industries handle another strike, this time from the actors unions: SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists)? No way; after the three-month-plus Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike against the studios and producers, the entertainment industries still haven’t recovered.

One caveat; as a filmmaker, I have worked with SAG in the past, employing members for a few movie projects. I have never had a problem with the union, and they were always extremely helpful in securing SAG talent for my films.

Here are the details: SAG and AFTRA’s contracts with the studios and producers (AMPTP, Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) expire June 30, 2008 (yes, you read that right – 4 days from today), and there has been zero progress. The issues at hand are ...

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