SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, left, rallies hanging actors exterior Paramount Pictures studio, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Los Angeles
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Hollywood’s main studios made an offer to Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) on Friday that they hope will end the 113-day actors strike, reported Variety.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers had earlier warned the actors union that if a settlement was not struck by the end of this week, the networks could be compelled to cancel some TV exhibits and extra delays in 2024 summer season theatre releases would happen.
The CEOs of 4 studios: Warner Bros Discovery, NBC Universal, Disney and Netflix, are anticipated to rejoin the talks, after greater than weeklong absence from the bargaining desk.In an Instagram message on Friday, union president Fran Drescher stated she hoped the studios’ response would “seal the deal.””Let’s hope the amptp ceo’s resurface with a seal the deal counter!,” she wrote.
So far, the AMPTP has not communicated to the union that its counter shall be a “last, best and final” offer. That is a time period of artwork in labor negotiations, which is supposed to point out that the employer will make no additional concessions of any significance. But provided that SAG-AFTRA is already on strike, the union might merely refuse to settle for it and stay on strike.
Though they haven’t used the phrase “last, best, and final,” the studios have said that the offer given on Friday is meant to end the negotiations. SAG-AFTRA is probably going to examine the concept earlier than responding. SAG-AFTRA has stated that it made a counteroffer final Saturday, and has been ready since then for a response. The union additionally gave a three-hour presentation on Wednesday on its newest proposals on synthetic intelligence.
The union has been pushing for particular parts, like AI, that it sees as “existential” for actors. The studios have complained that the actors are dreaming up an increasing number of AI situations and failing to attain an settlement. The negotiation has additionally featured greater than a dozen different gadgets, that are the topic of the Saturday counter from SAG-AFTRA, reported Variety.