SAG-AFTRA & Studios Don’t Meet Today As Union Takes Time To Review Latest CEO Proposal; Back Thursday
deadline.comNegotiations scheduled Wednesday between SAG-AFTRA and the studios didn’t happen after all — and everyone’s good with that. “It’s a step in the right direction and the negotiating committee is taking the time to do a deep review,” a guild source tight to the talks told Deadline this evening.
Although the actors guild said Tuesday night it was “scheduled to continue talks with them tomorrow,” that shifted this morning when SAG-AFTRA leadership reached out to the AMPTP to ask to shift those plans.
An insider tells us that guild brass said they wanted to “take the time to review” the latest proposals the CEO Gang of Four and AMPTP president Carol Lombardini presented Tuesday to guild boss Fran Drescher, chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and their team.
Somewhat surprised at first by the guild’s ask, the studio chiefs apparently appreciated the consideration and responded favorably to the brief downtime. “There is no drama about this,” one individual close to the talks told Deadline this afternoon. “Don’t read anything more into this than what it is — time to review, look at the numbers, consider the counter,” another well-positioned source said. “This happens all the time in these kinds of negotiations.
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