SAG-AFTRA Defends Indie Productions as ‘Vital’ Part of Strike Strategy
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SAG-AFTRA has found itself defending its decision to give the green light to more than 100 independent productions to film during the strike.
Many members, including Sarah Silverman and Viola Davis, have publicly suggested that working under an interim agreement would undermine the strike.
Silverman went so far as to call it “scabbing,” though she walked back her criticism after speaking to union leadership. In a message to members on Sunday evening, the union’s negotiating committee said that the interim agreements are a “vital part” of the strike strategy. “We urge independent producers to apply and encourage SAG-AFTRA members to work on the projects that obtain an Interim Agreement, along with all of the other permissible work we support,” the union said.
In order to obtain an interim agreement, a producer must be independent of companies that belong to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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