Strikegeist
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So Where Are We Exactly on AI and Streaming Residuals?
Two must-listen pods: one with SAG neg comm members, another with Fran Drescher, will give you some clarity in a sea of confusion
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As Actors Strike Ends, Here’s What We Know About the New Contract
The negotiating committee jubilantly sheds ‘very tired tears’
Latest Strikegeist stories
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No Deal: The First Actors-Writers Double Strike Since 1960 Is Upon Us
SAG-AFTRA national board will meet Thursday AM to officially vote on a strike
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Fran Under Fire for Fashion Show Trip as SAG-Studios Resume Talks
SAG-AFTRA pres Fran Drescher is negotiating from Italy, I’m told
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Peak Hustle on the Picket Line
Today ‘grindset’ makes even shouting Ted Sarandos’ name outside Netflix a networking opp
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Daily Digest Exclusive: Writer-Directors Launch Union Solidarity Coalition
The goal is to financially support below-the-line crew impacted by the strike
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Exclusive: WGA Warns Calif. Teacher Pension Fund on ‘Risk’ of Studio Stocks
‘We urge you to… express concern regarding the impact of the strike on your investments,’ said Yahlin Chang (‘Handmaid’s Tale’)
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Wknd Digest: SAG Pres Fran Drescher Says Studio Talks Are ‘Extremely Productive’
Is this a sign we won’t be getting a double strike?
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Daily Digest: ‘The AMPTP has declared war on Hollywood labor’
‘And it is a war they are going to get,’ says Hollywood Teamsters boss at a thousands-strong WGA rally
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Daily Digest: Meet The Strippers Union Backing the Writers Strike
➕ hundreds of unionized janitors join the WGA picket lines in solidarity
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Daily Digest: Oscar vs. Organized Labor – the Forgotten History
“This boom of prestige TV recalls the boom in talkies in the thirties,” says author Michael Schulman
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Wknd Digest: New Agency Cuts as Pain Sinks In
APA follows pay cuts with a ‘small number’ of assistant furloughs
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Daily Digest: Actors Poised to Make ‘Hot Labor Summer’ Even Hotter
A SAG-AFTRA strike authorization vote means we could have a double strike soon
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Weekend Digest: AI’s Impact as the DGA Cuts a Deal
One down, two to go, as AMPTP concludes its first union negotiation of the summer
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Daily Digest: Carey, Garner Feed Writers as Fave Studio Restaurants Take a Hit
➕ Drew Carey drops $10k a week on Big Boy’s meals; pointing fingers at business affairs
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Weekend Digest: Momentum Builds for a ‘Hot Labor Summer’
Zaslav, ‘bad employers’ bear the brunt at the Unions Strike Back rally: ‘If you want to f*** around, you’re going to find out’
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Sunday Roundup: Zaslav Faces ‘Pay Your Writers’ Chant at B.U.
➕ the week’s strike news from The Ankler