Hollywood is still in crisis. This past Monday, Variety reported that tension in the entertainment industry continues as members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) They voted to approve a strike authorization, maximizing the seriousness of the union and its influence before negotiations with the studios that will begin on Wednesday of this week.
According to the report, this Monday night the Union announced that the strike authorization was supported by 97.91% of the total voting members, with a participation of 47.69%. This SAG-AFTRA vote comes as the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike enters its sixth week, having started in early May.
According to what was reported by Variety, between In the SAG-AFTRA requests, there is a restriction on the use of artificial intelligence, higher “residuals” (payments that team members receive when their project is broadcast to the public through some streaming medium) and limitations on self-recorded auditions.
Actors Guild and Screenwriters Guild Support Each Other
While SAG-AFTRA is only just in the process of going on strike, quite a few members of the Actors Guild have already joined WGA members in their protest. According to Variety, the leaders of both unions have repeatedly expressed their support for each other so far in 2023.
Let’s remember that On May 2, the Writers Guild of America went on strike., after failed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents major studios such as Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, Sony, Netflix, Paramount, Apple, NBC, Universal and Amazon. Fearlessly, the writers traded their writing tools for strike signs and took to the streets to demand fair working conditions.