Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros & More Eyeing SAG-AFTRA Help From Feds

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As the deadline nears, reports are that AMPTP folks spoke via conference call about looking to the feds to mediate a new deal with SAGAFTRA. / DGA WGA writersstrike Netflix DisneyPlus Hulu StreamOnMax DavidZaslav BobIger TedSarandos

the weekend – with 87% of those voting voting in favor. Taking effect on July 1, 2023, and running through June 30, 2026, the DGA is claiming"extensive advances" for its members regarding wages, global streaming residuals, safety, diversity, and creative rights. In addition, the new deal establishes minimum terms & conditions in two new areas and includes new provisions reaffirming that generative AI cannot replace the duties performed by the union members.

Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Quinta Brunson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ben Stiller, Neil Patrick Harris, Amy SchumerJune 28, 2023: SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP Reportedly Considering Extending Contract Talksreported exclusively from sources that SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP are considering extending negotiations beyond this Friday's deadline – until next week, possibly July 7th.

"You know, in some areas, we are, and in some areas, we're not. So we just have to see. I mean, in earnest, it would be great if we can walk away with a deal that we want. And at the end of the day, you know, we're living in a time that's very different from the last few decades when the foundation of the contract was forged.

In order to exhaust every opportunity to achieve the righteous contract we all demand and deserve, after thorough deliberation it was unanimously decided to allow additional time to negotiate by extending the contract until 11:59 p.m. PT on July 12, 2023.

 

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