Mediation between the studio alliance (the AMPTP) and the Screen Actors Guild failed late Friday night, and SAG announced plans to seek a strike authorization vote from its members. Unfortunately, that puts us one giant step closer to a strike. What’s next? SAG will send out “educational materials,” which will say that a strike authorization vote is not the same as an actual strike vote, and that authorization is needed as a negotiating tool, since negotiation and mediation have failed. At the same time, or later (it’s unknown), SAG will send out strike authorization ballots. That latter process takes 30 days or so, we’re told (i.e., ballots are due back approx. 30 days after they’re sent out).
SAG Stalks Towards Strike
SAG Stalks Towards Strike
SAG Stalks Towards Strike
Mediation between the studio alliance (the AMPTP) and the Screen Actors Guild failed late Friday night, and SAG announced plans to seek a strike authorization vote from its members. Unfortunately, that puts us one giant step closer to a strike. What’s next? SAG will send out “educational materials,” which will say that a strike authorization vote is not the same as an actual strike vote, and that authorization is needed as a negotiating tool, since negotiation and mediation have failed. At the same time, or later (it’s unknown), SAG will send out strike authorization ballots. That latter process takes 30 days or so, we’re told (i.e., ballots are due back approx. 30 days after they’re sent out).