It has been more than 100 days since the Hollywood Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) A bitter strike began. It all started on July 14, 2023. The AMPTP (Alliance of Film and Television Producers) He has not been able to reach an agreement with the Protestants and this Tuesday, October 31, he will resume talks.
At the last meeting, both sides were on opposite sides. Despite the efforts of notable actors such as George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck and Tyler Perry,those seeking to end the strike, the union rejected their proposal.
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What was George Clooney’s proposal that sought to end the actors’ strike?
On October 17, George Clooney, along with Scarlett Johansson and other actors already mentioned, presented a proposal to end the actors’ strike. The idea was to eliminate the current $1 million limit on membership dues and charge higher fees to the guild’s wealthiest celebrities. This would lead to more than 50 million dollars annually entering the union and more than 150 million in the next three years.
Another of the ideas raised includes that, with regard to residual payments, that is, the royalties that actors and writers receive for the transmission of films and series, these are distributed in an ascending manner. This means that people at the lowest levels of a project, those who earn the least, would receive residual payments before those at the highest levels, who earn the most.
Why did the actors union reject the proposal raised by George Clooney?
The proposals devised by George Clooney and other famous actors were presented to Fran Drescher, head of the union, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, main negotiator. However, they decided to reject it.
They explained through their social networks that the offer was not legally compatible with the existing contract between the union and the AMPTP: “It does not affect the contract for which we are on strike”. Along the same lines, Drescher appreciated the gesture he had Clooney and other actors for their offer, as they described it as “tremendously generous.”
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What is the Hollywood actors union looking for?
He Hollywood Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) fights to improve its current working conditions, particularly with regard to streaming platforms and also in anticipation of the future with the arrival of artificial intelligence.
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