SAG-AFTRA Agrees To Federal Mediation With Studios In Attempt To Avert Strike

deadline.com:

SAG-AFTRA has agreed to federal mediation in order the break the bargaining deadlock with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, but said that “we are not confident that the employers have any intention of bargaining toward an agreement.” The deadline for reaching an agreement is still Wednesday at midnight PT.

In a statement, the union said that its negotiating committee “has agreed to the AMPTP’s last-minute request for federal mediation and has reaffirmed the negotiating committee’s dedication to securing a fair deal by the expiration of the extended contract at 11:59 p.m.

PT on Wednesday, July 12. “We will not be distracted from negotiating in good faith to secure a fair and just deal by the expiration of our agreement.

We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however we are not confident that the employers have any intention of bargaining toward an agreement.” “Furthermore, we condemn the tactic outlined in today’s inaccurate Variety piece naming the CEOs of several entertainment conglomerates as the force behind the request for mediation; information that was leaked to the press by the CEOs and their “anonymous sources” before our negotiators were even told of the request for mediation.