SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity have settled a bitter jurisdictional dispute over which should cover the streaming of live events.
The performers unions announced the settlement late Thursday. Actors’ Equity, which represents 51,000 theater actors and stage managers, had accused SAG-AFTRA of raiding its turf and undercutting its contracts by negotiating lower-paying deals with theaters for streaming productions. SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 performers in film, TV and radio, asserted that work made for broadcast is within its jurisdiction.
The settlement calls for preserving SAG-AFTRA’s historic jurisdiction while allowing Actors’ Equity to cover this work during the pandemic period, with a term concluding Dec. 31, 2021. SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David White announced the agreement in a message to members. The parties reached a tentative agreement on Nov. 14 that was approved unanimously by the SAG-AFTRA National Board of Directors and Actors’ Equity Association National Council on Thursday.
“Recognizing the challenges for...
The performers unions announced the settlement late Thursday. Actors’ Equity, which represents 51,000 theater actors and stage managers, had accused SAG-AFTRA of raiding its turf and undercutting its contracts by negotiating lower-paying deals with theaters for streaming productions. SAG-AFTRA, which represents 160,000 performers in film, TV and radio, asserted that work made for broadcast is within its jurisdiction.
The settlement calls for preserving SAG-AFTRA’s historic jurisdiction while allowing Actors’ Equity to cover this work during the pandemic period, with a term concluding Dec. 31, 2021. SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David White announced the agreement in a message to members. The parties reached a tentative agreement on Nov. 14 that was approved unanimously by the SAG-AFTRA National Board of Directors and Actors’ Equity Association National Council on Thursday.
“Recognizing the challenges for...
- 11/20/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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