Jennifer Lawrence and others sign letter to SAG-AFRTRA leadership urging them to negotiate

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EXCLUSIVE: In a letter obtained by Rolling Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Quinta Brunson, and 300+ actors have threatened SAG-AFTRA that they will go on strike if their demands are not met https://t.co/EcLMlk7xye
- Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) June 27, 2023

• SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, released a video message to their membership about

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[bttrsondaughter]

@thatclarafied on tiktok (who is a WGA member) has some great videos on the strike, and this whole situation. like updates every single day after walking the picket line and everything, and made a post about this and was contacted by the actor who wrote it and apparently it's a pretty big deal actor, which is awesome.

i hope SAG strikes, especially after how sketch the SAG leadership has been acting as of late. actors deserve protection, fair pay (this means residuals), and also deserve to have their concerns and opinions heard re: AI. them teaming up with the WGA and making it a double strike would only make them both stronger. it sucks that the DGA took that deal, but also not surprising and it'll bite them in the ass when Zaslav gets his hand on an AI that will direct that HGTV slop he loves so much.

[gillenvillain]

Meanwhile, studios and execs acting like victims...because they're losing money that they could have used to pay people instead of being assholes.

But they'd rather whine and cry in the mess they made.

[jesuscandle420]

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They told leadership they would rather strike than cave on AI demands AKA the rights to their future image and voice.

We do not believe that SAG-AFTRA members can afford to make halfway gains in anticipation that more will be coming in three years, and we think it is absolutely vital that this negotiation protects not just our likenesses, but makes sure we are well compensated when any of our work is used to train AI.

We want you to know that we would rather go on strike than compromise on these fundamental points, and we believe that, if we settle for a less than transformative deal, the future of our union and our craft will be undermined, and SAG-AFTRA will enter the next negotiation with drastically reduced leverage.

[anna_bea2]

this is from a different source from earlier this month, there are a few things but it sounds like AI is the thing they're having trouble with:

Explains actor Assaf Cohen (Chicago Fire, Fauda), a former SAG-AFTRA national board member, the residuals status quo is “no longer working for us.” Without a system that better compensates performers, “you’re going to get hobbyists and celebrities, and anybody in the middle class - which I would argue is the majority of SAG-AFTRA performers - are no longer going to be able to make a living off of these contracts,” he adds.

Other priorities are slightly more specific to the performers group, like bolstering the union’s health, retirement and pension plans. While doing so is often an item on the agenda in union negotiations, SAG-AFTRA’s benefits have unique issues. Several members who spoke with THR said they specifically wanted the union to raise its pension and health employer contribution caps; the pension cap hasn’t been increased since 1983. Meanwhile, a 2020 restructuring of the health

[hypermuseic9]

Lmaooo not the unspecified Michelle Williams

[hiketogether]

Started chuckling to myself about the unspecified Michelle Williams. So had to explain to my husband why it's funny and how the tag works 😂

[syzygy09]

just below you.