Hollywood Reporter: "The seven-page message was the first of many expected from the actors union in the coming weeks, leading up to a strike-authorization vote slated for December.
'We need to show management that we are willing to fight to preserve our ability to earn a living as union performers; otherwise, management will take that away from us,' SAG said. 'Nearly half of our earnings as union performers come from residuals, but management wants us to allow them to make programs for the Internet and other new media nonunion (productions) and with no residuals.'"
2 comments:
This is getting ridiculous. If both sides really wanted to come to an agreement, they they would actually be renegotiating. It seems they are spending more time, effort and money saying bad things about each other rather than trying to come to a resolution. However it seems that both sides are trying to follow protocol. So why is this system so messed up. Do they really need to influence the public to agree on a contract? Both sides are wasting each other's resources. They need to speed up this process.
It feels like two dinosaurs locked in battle. It's more like a presidential debate then an actual negotiation process. There was a nice tag at the end of the article about sag being founded during the great depression.
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