We noted some stats used by the New York Times in its article on the TV-Theatrical negotiations. Veteran New York SAG officer and P&H Trustee Eileen Henry copied us on her response to the author. We had wondered about the statistics, and apparently she does too! – As a former NY President, 2nd National VP and National Board Member [...]
Yes, that’s today. The day on which the TV-Theatrical contract expires. The AMPTP is out with its own trade ads, calling a strike “Harmful and Unnecessary.” The tag line is “Let’s Keep Working.” The reality is a little different. Producers have gone into de facto lockout mode, shutting down production on many projects. The AMPTP [...]
This is from the New York Times story on the TV-Theatrical negotiations. “Most unions represent workers with wallets of similar size, but SAG is a hodgepodge of wildly varying careers. On one extreme, SAG represents stars like Will Smith, who will take home well over $20 million from his coming film “Hancock†once all the [...]
So, a few hours ago, we posted a Negotiations Watch Update on the bizarre statement from Alan Rosenberg that had been placed on the SAG website. The statement – all of it – read like this: “We have taken no steps to initiate a strike authorization vote by the members of Screen Actors Guild. Any [...]
A bizarre statement from Prexy Rosenberg, posted on the SAG website. As everyone in town knows, the Allens don’t have a chance in Dubuque of winning a strike authorization vote. So, it’s hard to make sense of the statement -which was- when we originally posted this, the following, in full. “We have taken no steps [...]
With its failure to reach a TV-Theatrical contract and its attacks on AFTRA and the tentative Exhibit A contract drawing almost universal criticism, the Allens have reportedly decided to spend even more dues money, to hire an outside PR firm There’s no word on how much the Allens are spending on move, which hasn’t been officially announced. SAG’s projected [...]
