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SAG-AFTRA Urges Commercial Actors To Negotiate Added Pay If Asked To Perform Non-Acting Duties
With many TV commercials still being shot using actors working from home during the coronavirus shutdown, SAG-AFTRA is advising members and their agents to negotiate additional compensation if asked to perform non-acting duties such as self-filming, editing, directing and hair and makeup.
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DGA Advises Members Not To Sign Coronavirus Liability Waivers Before Checking With Guild
As the industry prepares to reopen, the DGA is telling its members that they should not sign any COVID-19 liability waivers before first contacting the guild. "If you are asked to sign any document releasing the employer from liability, you should contact us immediately and refrain from signing such document until…
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WGA Says Raising Minimums Is “Critical” In Contract Talks With Studios
Raising writers' minimum pay across the board is a "critical" element of the WGA's bargaining strategy in its ongoing negotiations for a new film and TV contract, the WGA's negotiating committee said today in a message to the guild’s members.
"Script fee and salary minimum increases have been part of every WGA Minimum…
Teamsters Local 399 Membership Approves $500,000 COVID-19 Relief Fund To Aid Members In Extreme Financial Hardship
The membership of Hollywood's Teamsters Local 399 has approved allocating $500,000 from the local's treasury for an Emergency Relief Fund to assist members who "have found themselves in extreme financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic." The Fund, which will be administered by the Motion Picture & Television…
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SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance Sees Many Performers “Safe-Spacing” At Home For Months
SAG-AFTRA Foundation president Courtney B. Vance, whose weekly "fireside chats" have offered messages of hope, generosity and dogged determination during the coronavirus shutdown, is cautioning against letting our guard down amid the reopening.”
“I know that many of you are preparing for a few more months of continued…
WGA Lays Out AMPTP Bargaining Topics In Message To Members: Streaming, Inclusion, Harassment Protections & More
In a message to their members as bargaining with the AMPTP begins today, the WGA said that the topics of the talks "will include streaming compensation and residuals, benefit contributions, inclusion and equity, workplace protections including against sexual harassment, and specific screenwriter, comedy-variety and TV…
AMPTP Hopes To Reach “Fair And Reasonable” Deal With WGA As Contract Talks Begin Today
As the WGA and management's Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers begin negotiations today for a new film and TV contract, the AMPTP said that its goal "is to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with writers that will provide much-needed stability as the industry recovers from the devastating impact of…
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SAG-AFTRA Staff Authorized Notice Telling Members Not To Accept Jobs Without Union’s Approval During Pandemic
SAG-AFTRA's unprecedented step of instructing members not to accept offers to return to work during the pandemic without first getting the OK from the union was authorized by top-level staff, according to a spokesperson for the union.
Thursday's urgent safety notice said: "In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic and…
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SAG-AFTRA Could Wrap Up Contract Talks With AMPTP In Next Few Days As WGA Waits In The Wings
EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA and management's AMPTP could be close to wrapping up their negotiations for a new film and TV contract, though no deal is in place yet. Sources tell Deadline the companies are hopeful that an agreement can be reached before Monday, when the AMPTP will start contract talks with the WGA.
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DGA Fast-Tracks Nearly $9 Million In Foreign Levies To 5,000 Directors
The DGA has fast-tracked nearly $9 million in foreign levies to 5,000 directors over the past week, the guild said today. On average, that's about $1,800 per director. As production remains suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the guild said that it has "continued its work to expedite vital income when it is most…
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Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan Will Allow Participants To Take Up To $20,000 In Hardship Withdrawals From Individual Account Plans
The Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan is allowing participants to take a one-time hardship withdrawal of up to $20,000 from their Individual Account Plans "due to adverse financial consequences from the Coronavirus Pandemic." The Pension Plan, which covers Hollywood’s below-the-line workers, says any amount of $200…
SAG-AFTRA Tells Members They Should Get Its Approval Before Accepting Jobs During Pandemic
SAG-AFTRA, in an urgent safety notice, is telling its members that they should not return to work or accept a contract for new employment without first getting the okay from the union. It's the first time the guild has ever required that of its members.
"In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the attendant high…
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