SAG-AFTRA And AMPTP Return To Bargaining Table Today
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It has been one hundred days since the beginning of the SAG-AFTRA strike, and now there is some exciting news. The union is to resume talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers this today, 24th October. This is an important milestone in the strike’s timeline and a possible end point for all of this. With negotiations once again on the table, it appears as though this strike could be coming to an end. Of course, this is not a guarantee, but it’s a good sign for everyone involved in this. Reportedly, it was the studio bosses who asked for the negotiations.
Talks between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP had been suspended on October 11, just a few weeks ago. SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator Crabtree-Ireland has said, “I did not expect [negotiations] would have to go so long…The amount of time spent without negotiating has been completely unconscionable. The studios and streamers ought to be back at the table with us now. They should have been there the first 80 days but they weren’t. I am very eager to see that happen and I believe it will happen soon. I think there’s a lot of pressure happening outside of formal channels to get people back to the table, so I’m optimistic that that will happen sometime soon. But I know that we’re just going to stand strong and get a fair deal.”
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