SAG-AFTRA Strike Details & Info - Projects You CAN Work On - Production Impact
By Abigail Hardin, July 19, 2023
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Happy Wednesday, UTD!
A SAG-AFTRA strike has been called after negotiations with the AMPTP fell through on the July 12th deadline. While it seemed in the week prior that a deal was promising, talks quickly fell apart over four major points:
- 14 % Pay increase
- Residuals
- AI
- Self-taping
While the strike will impact thousands of us through the duration, it is also a moment where SAG-AFTRA is fighting for our future ability to make a sustainable living and maintain viable careers as working professional actors. Over the last decade, we have seen how lack of regulation has allowed streamers to take advantage of profits and ratings while controlling who gets a piece of the profit. As cost of living continues to rise in major markets such as Los Angeles and New York, as well as across the nation, actors cannot continue to be compensated for work based on an outdated business model while the CEOs make over 400 times their lowest paid employee. I urge you to hold onto the larger perspective and view this strike as a positive.
We at the Up-To-Date Actor are committed to giving you the most up-to-date breaking news on the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes that are greatly impacting our industry. Our goal is to keep you informed and empowered with strike-proof suggestions to continue to move your career forward during this industry production pause.
We have launched a new SAG-AFTRA / WGA Strike Resources where you can find news articles and important information. This page includes types of projects you CAN work on as well as advice from UTDA founder Annie Chadwick on how to use this time to productively move your career forward. We will be updating this resource daily so continue to check back often.
Starting yesterday, active Up-To-Date Actor members will also receive strike news and updates in their daily and weekly emailed notifications. Over the coming weeks, we will be announcing new features and promotions for active UTDA subscribers. Stay tuned for more info.
Our industry will bounce back stronger than ever and when it does, make sure you are prepared and ready. We are here to help you navigate this time and move your career forward with bold action.
SAG-AFTRA Strike
Details
- SAG-AFTRA Picketing Rules: No Weapons Or Violence; Don’t Show Up Drunk Or Stoned
- SAG Actors Strike Begins:
- SAG-AFTRA On Strike: Board OKs Its First Walkout Against Film/TV Biz Since 1980
- SAG Strike Rules: No Interviews, Premieres, FYC Events and More
- Actors’ Equity Supports SAG-AFTRA Strike; Broadway Won’t Be Impacted
- We Are All Background Actors Why should you care about the strikes in Hollywood? Because they are much more than a revolt of the privileged.
- SAG Begins Granting Waivers To Movies But Will Actors Show Up?
- ‘The Chosen’ Jesus Series Gets SAG Strike Waiver To Continue Filming
The Riff
- SAG’s Lead Negotiator Lays Out the Problems with Studio’s AI Demands
- Disney CEO Bob Iger: Writers, Actors Not Being 'Realistic' With Strike
- Hollywood Studios Respond To SAG-AFTRA Strike: “Financial Hardship For Countless Thousands”
- Fran Drescher’s SAG-AFTRA Strike Speech: Watch The Full Video
- Fran Drescher Strike Speech: SAG President Says 'Shame On You' to AMPTP
- Fran Drescher Slams Bob Iger’s SAG-AFTRA Strike Comments
Business
- IATSE Boss Calls On Studios To Extend Health Benefits To Crews During Strikes
- SAG-AFTRA Strike “Much More Disruptive” Than WGA Walkout, Wall Street Analyst Says; Media Companies To Face Harsh Spotlight When Quarterly Earnings Season Starts Next Week
- Moody’s Sees Eventual Guild Deals Costing Media Cos Up To $600M A Year
Production Impact
- What SAG Strike Means for Productions, Fall Premieres, Comic-Con
- All the TV Shows and Movies Affected by the SAG Actors Strike (Updating)
- SAG-AFTRA Strike Will Not Include News And Broadcast Members
- Independent Film Distributors Talk SAG Strike Jitters
International Production Impact
- Actors Strike: Gladiator 2 & Mortal Kombat 2 Prepare to Stop Filming
- SAG-AFTRA Strike: Film And TV Projects Impacted Overseas
- U.K. Actors Union Equity Readies Guidance for SAG-AFTRA Strike
- SAG Strike: Australian Guild Says Fully Local Productions Unaffected
Commentary
- Fran Drescher Mobbed On SAG-AFTRA Picket Lines, Studios Are “Doing Bad Things To Good People”
- White House Weighs In On SAG-AFTRA Strike, Says President Joe Biden Believes Actors “Deserve Fair Pay And Benefits”
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Says SAG-AFTRA Strike “Affects All Of Us,” Calls For Sides To Come Back To Table To Reach “Equitable Agreement”
- WGA, DGA, Teamsters & Other Guilds Weigh In On SAG-AFTRA Strike
- Barry Diller Says Strikes Settlements Needed By Sept. 1, Says Execs And Stars Should Take 25 Percent Pay Cuts
- Strike Talk Podcast Week 11: Guests Scott Galloway, Michael Pachter, Joe Flint
- Mark Ruffalo Urges Actors to ‘Jump into Indie’ Film During Strikes
- ‘Gilmore Girls’ Star Sean Gunn Blasts Netflix, Bob Iger Amid Strike
WGA Strike
- Hollywood Studios Anticipate Writers Strike Lasting Until October
- Writers Join Teamsters Picket Line At Amazon In Santa Clarita
- Writers Strike Has Impacted U.K. Channel 4 Co-Productions
A.I.
- A.I. Spooks WGGB Members, Who Fear Being Replaced
- Indian AI Anchorman ‘Lisa’ Introduces Herself To Viewers On Odisha TV
- Nicolas Winding Refn: ChatGPT Told Me to ‘Seek Professional Help’
- FTC Probes OpenAI’s ChatGPT Over False Information That Could Harm Consumers
- Sarah Silverman Sues OpenAI And Meta For Copyright Infringement
Business
Film & TV
- Fewer Ad Dollars Expected As Weak TV Upfront Nears End
- Hit Streaming Shows Make A Killing, But Their Actors Can’t Make A Living – Report
- Bob Iger’s Contract as CEO Extended at Disney Through 2026
- HBO's Casey Bloys on Emmy Noms, When Strike Will Impact HBO and Max
- Lionsgate Reveals More Details About Planned Split Into Two Public Companies, One For Film And TV Production, Another Centering On Starz
- ‘Spotlight’ Casting Ace Paul Schnee Makes Directing Debut In TV Series
Theatre
- Public Theater Lays Off 19 Percent of Staff
- ‘Back To The Future’ Bucks Broadway Summertime Slide With $1.2M Gross
Emmy Award Nominations
- Are TV Comedies Disappearing? 2023 Emmy Nominations, Commentary
- Emmy Nominations Snubs & Surprises: Helen Mirren, Harry & Meghan Left Out
- 2023 Emmy Nominations: Five Key Takeaways
- Emmy Voting Schedule To Stay On Course Despite Actors Strike
- Dominque Fishback ‘Swarm’ Emmy Nomination
Festivals
- Actors Strike Looms Over Start Of Outfest LGBTQIA Film Festival In LA
- Locarno & Karlovy Vary Among European Fests To Set New Partnership
- SAG-AFTRA Strike: Fall Film Festivals Remain Hopeful Of Resolution
- Is Sundance Film Festival Looking To Move Out of Park City?
- Locarno Monitoring Situation Following SAG-AFTRA Vote
- How the Writers and Actors Strikes Will Impact the Fall Film Festivals
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Film & TV
- AMPAS Assures Membership Of Its Commitment To Diversity Issues In Email Outlining Programs
- California Caucus Asks Studios to Explain Black Women Executives Exits
- BAFTA Updates Rules For Campaigning, Bullying & Harassment, Non-Binary
Theatre
- Will Davis Is the 1st Trans Person to Lead an Off-Broadway Theatre, and He Wants to Focus on Trans Joy
- It’s Getting Hard to Stage a School Play Without Political Drama
Actors on Acting
- Happy Valley star James Norton ‘hides stage food’ to manage diabetes
- Rainn Wilson Was ‘Unhappy’ Over ‘The Office’ Lack of Fame
- Matt Damon Fell Into Depression Over Disappointing Movie
Quick Bites
- Listen: Playwright James Ijames Talks 21st-Century Masculinity, Theater, and More on TIME's Person Of The Week Podcast
- Jessie Mueller Says Finding the Right Work-Life Balance Is Worth Fighting For
- Tom Holland Reflects On Alcohol Addiction & Why He Felt “Enslaved”
- Stage 32 Entertainment Industry Social Network Hits 1 Million Members
- Do you know the unions of Broadway?