Strike talks have broken off between Hollywood actors and studios
Picketers carry signs on the picket line outside Netflix on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hollywood's writers strike was declared over Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. The actors strike continues in their bid to get better pay and working conditions.
The SAG-AFTRA proposal would cost companies an additional $800 million a year and create “an untenable economic burden,” the statement said.Actors have been on strike over issues including increases in pay for streaming programming and control of the use of their images generated by artificial intelligence.
From the start, the actors talks had nothing like the momentum that spurred marathon night-and-weekend sessions in the writers strike and brought that work stoppage to an end. Actors and studios had taken several days off after resuming, and there were no reports of meaningful progress despite direct involvement from the heads of studios including Disney and Netflix as there had been in the writers strike.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Hollywood’s minority writers fear diversity to fall farther down the agenda after strikeAfter the Writers Guild of America approved a new three-year contract with major studios, Hollywood writers from underrepresented groups, many nervous about their job security in the rapidly changing industry, aim to refocus studios’ attention on increasing diversity.
Read more »
SAG-AFTRA strike updates: Everything we know about the actors' strike and what happens nextAll the details of the SAG-AFTRA strike from why it's happening to the rules around what actors can and can't do now, to which stars are on the picket line.
Read more »
General Motors faces new strike action in Canada as pay talks collapseGeneral Motors, which is locked in talks with UAW members in the United States, now faces new strike action in Canada following the collapse of negotiations with Unifor.
Read more »
Auto workers begin strike at GM plants in Canada, as talks continueAuto workers walked off the job at three General Motors facilities in Canada early Tuesday after failing to reach agreement with the automaker.
Read more »