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SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland urged lawmakers to move forward with an AI bill which seeks to provide historic protection against generative artificial intelligence. “AI technology, left unregulated, poses an existential threat not only to SAG-AFTRA's members, but to civil discourse, student…

Will Hollywood experience another actors strike in the coming months? After more than a year of negotiating with the video game companies on a new Interactive Media Agreement, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland indicated the guild might soon be walking away from the table…

There may soon be another actors strike in Hollywood — this time against the video game industry. SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland weighed in on the possibility while giving updates on the union’s negotiations on its Interactive Media Agreement during a Saturday panel at…

Three months after SAG-AFTRA ended its long and bitter strike against the studios, guild president Fran Drescher took a glamourous and humorous victory lap in front of some of her most notable members Saturday at the SAG Awards. Thanking IATSE, “Teamsters and basic crafts” at the top of her onstage…

Most of Hollywood might be in need of a breather from talking about the consequences of AI after the topic dominated most industry conversations for the better part of last year, but SAG-AFTRA is still looking for ways to keep its members protected as the tech advances. The guild announced Tuesday…

Over two weeks after SAG-AFTRA reached a deal with the studios and ended their nearly four-month long strike, the actors guild has just released the full text of the tentative agreement. We'll get into the fine print soon with analysis of this draft document (as Guild National Director Duncan…

Less than 48 hours before SAG-AFTRA members begin voting on ratifying their new deal with the studios, the actors guild has released an extensive summary of the potential three-year contract. Read SAG-AFTRA’s summary of its 2023 Tentative Agreement in full below and our analysis, or click here to dow…

EXCLUSIVE: The studios have told SAG-AFTRA they need to come to a deal ASAP to save what's left of the broadcast season and the 2024 Summer movie slate. About an hour ago, representatives for the AMPTP informed the actors guild that they want to know by 5 pm PT today if a deal is possible or not…

(Updated with SAG-AFTRA statement to members) Sunday did not see a lot of action between SAG-AFTRA and the studios as the actors guild strike hit its 115th day. "The guild is still reviewing the proposals," a well-positioned SAG-AFTRA member tells Deadline. Following a brief virtual meeting with…

EXCLUSIVE: A new proposal from the studios to try to end the 113-day-old SAG-AFTRA strike has just been delivered to the guild. The actors guild and the AMPTP have set further negotiations for this weekend, we hear, with studio CEOs expected to participate directly. Anticipation that this could mean…

UPDATE 9:17 PM: SAG-AFTRA’s TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee informed members tonight that they’re awaiting a response from studios on the guild’s AI counter from yesterday as well as the actors’ “comprehensive counter proposal” they put forth to the AMPTP five days ago. As Deadline told you…

UPDATE, 8:51 PM: SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP are spotlighting Artificial Intelligence in their latest round of talks in what has turned into a distinctly parallel track process. Just a few hours after Deadline reported (see below) that the actors guild and the studios were getting "closer and closer" to…