David Robb Labor EditorSAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity Association are locked in a jurisdictional dispute over the taping of live theatrical presentations.
SAG-AFTRA has long held that jurisdiction, but says that it’s offered AEA a waiver to help out their fellow actors during the coronavirus shutdown of live theaters across the country.According to SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity has rejected the terms of the waiver.“SAG-AFTRA has been and remains ready to finalize the development of a waiver that will help AEA members survive the shutdown while preserving SAG-AFTRA’s jurisdiction,” SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director David White said Wednesday in a communique to their members.
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