SAG-AFTRA Preparing Picket Signs As Possible Strike Looms
deadline.comSAG-AFTRA is making picket signs in the event of a strike next week. “If a strike becomes necessary, we’re ready,” the guild said in postings on social media Friday.
A strike, if it comes to that, would be the actors first against the film and TV industry since 1980, when pre-merger SAG and AFTRA struck to establish contract terms for pay-TV and videocassettes.
That walkout lasted more than three months. Saying that it’s “preparing for a potential TV/theatrical/streaming strike,” SAG-AFTRA sent out a survey to members this week asking them if and how they’d like to volunteer in the event a walkout is called.
The guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers still have until Wednesday to make a deal. They extended their current contract, which had been set to expire on June 30, until July 12 to allow bargaining to continue.If a strike becomes necessary, we’re ready. #SAGAFTRAstrong #sagaftramembers On June 5, the guild’s members voted 98% in favor of authorizing a strike if a fair deal couldn’t be reached.
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