Strike Talk #29: WGA’s Meredith Stiehm & SAG-AFTRA’s Fran Drescher Pick Apart AMPTP & Carol Lombardi Like A Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Carcass
deadline.comFor a Friday that is time for reflection and giving thanks, host Billy Ray and returning original host Todd Garner welcomes WGA president Meredith Stiehm and SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher.
They talk with the guys about the lessons learned from the long and brutal six month strike that is finally and mercifully over.
The guild leaders advise IATSE and Teamsters negotiators what to expect when their deals expire next July. They also review a negotiation that in their minds never had to turn into such a protracted process.
The gains made by their guilds could have been achieved if only the signatories had sent in the CEOs earlier to the bargaining table, and stopped trying to work from a contract and negotiating moves that were hopelessly outdated in the streaming age.
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