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...actors are in the unique position of being represented by two unions that can't stand each other. Those unions - the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the smaller American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) - are negotiating their contracts with the Alliance of Motion and Picture Television Producers (AMPTP) separately for the first time in 27 years. AFTRA has reached an agreement that closely mirrors the one writers and directors approved earlier this year; its 70,000 members must vote to approve it by July 8. But SAG, taking a harder line, is still in negotiations with studios...
...Producers say the rancorous SAG negotiations have already hurt Hollywood. "A de facto strike is quickly shutting down production across the industry as SAG's Hollywood leadership stalls for time to pursue its campaign against AFTRA's new contract," says AMPTP spokesman Jesse Hiestand. "For each day that we are without an agreement, the losses continue to mount for the talent, crews, their families and the businesses that rely on the entertainment industry...
Despite rumors and media reports of a deal struck over the weekend, WGA presidents Patric Verrone and Michael Winship e-mailed their members Sunday, saying, "We are still in talks and do not yet have a contract... Picketing will resume on Monday." The Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers (AMPTP) also waved off reports of a done deal, though an AMPTP source said to "stay tuned...
...After negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) broke down last Friday, the bitterness between the two already rancorous parties reached an all-time high. The producers issued an ultimatum, walked out and released a scathing statement: "While the WGA's organizers can clearly stage rallies, concerts and mock exorcisms," the AMPTP said, "we have serious concerns about whether they're capable of reaching reasonable compromises that are in the best interests of our entire industry." The writers, meanwhile, tried a new labor solidarity tactic - donning Vulcan ears...
...next group scheduled to start negotiating with the AMPTP, however, doesn't have that kind of baggage. The Director's Guild of America, whose contract expires in June, has a history of resolving its contracts six months early and with little drama. Like the writers, the directors are primarily concerned with reaping benefits from the entertainment industry's increasing reliance on new media. Out of deference to the writers, the directors have held off negotiating so far. But today the DGA issued a statement suggesting they may enter the fray as soon as the New Year. "The situation is dire...