SAG-AFTRA & Video Game Companies Set To Resume Contract Talks As Strike Nears Three-Month Mark
deadline.comIt’s been many months since SAG-AFTRA and the major video game companies sat down for in-person bargaining talks on a new contract.
That’s about to change. The actors union, which launched a strike in late July against several companies, said today that it will resume negotiation for its Interactive Media Agreement on Wednesday, October 23.
Bargaining has continued off-and-on, but the sides have been operating without a contract since November 2022. AI has been the sticking point on for months on the contract, which covers voice and performance-capture talent on video games.
The gamer companies being struck are Activision Productions, Blindlight, Disney Character Voices, Electronic Arts Productions, Formosa Interactive, Insomniac Games, Llama Productions, Take 2 Productions and WB Games.
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