SAG Approves Contract With AMPTP
Ruth Ratny is indicating that after nearly a year of contentious wrangling between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, SAG members voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract, which immediately triggered activity on a backlog of stalled L.A.-generated movie and TV production.
Votes in favor of the contract exceeded 70% in all three of the union’s major divisions, including in Hollywood, where much of the most high-profile opposition was centered.
With the new, two-year contract, the union gets an immediate 3% wage increase and a 3.5% increase after one year. Also provided were benefits for actors working on content created for digital distribution, including residual payments for ad-supported internet streaming of feature films and television programs.
The Producers Alliance offered essentially the same terms to the Screen Actors Guild when its previous contract expired a year ago. During that period, the producers had reached accord with the DGA, WGA and AFTRA.
Full details can be found on Ruth’s website ReelChicago.com
