billion dollars was his salary and his income. are these demands not realistic from writers and actors? you played those clips and see how far apart the sides are. one side saying we can t do it. there s one side saying you need to do this. the amptp is saying we have these historic pay raises they put in, put in protections for ai. but the actors are saying that s not enough because ai is changing the industry, residuals are changing the industry in terms of streaming. jolie fisher saying you survive on residuals between jobs. actors can t do that anymore. we re talking about a changing industry. i don t think anyone disagrees this is a changing industry. it s how we address that and how we can protect actors and have the kind of entertainment that people want. people aren t going to see changes right away. you re not going to see not going to notice anything on tv because a lot of streamers have stocked up on programming, so that will last throughout the
As of July 14th, SAG-AFTRA officially joined the WGA on the picket lines. SAG-AFTRA is seeking many changes to the industry, including ones that have not yet come to light. Chief among these changes involve a share in the revenue for streaming shows, increases to minimum base rates, and finding a way to work around
this anymore. but are we doing? moving around furniture on the titanic? it s crazy. so the jig is up, amptp. we stand tall. you have to wake up and smell the coffee. we are labor and we stand tall. that was president screen actors guild, actor fran drescher, this afternoon. she was announcing the union s unanimous decision to strike after four weeks of negotiations with the alliance of motion picture and television producers, after those negotiations failed to reach a deal on a new contract. comcast, that owns nbc s parent company, nbc universal, is one of the company s owned by that. alliance pacific time this evening the more than hundred citizens actively represented by the union will join members of the writers guild of america, who have been striking for the
alliance of motion picture and television producers. expected tn a critical national defense bill after laaks voted yesterday to adopt several controversial amendments, pushed by consvave hard-liners. one of the proposals would make it harder for service members to travel to seek abortions. house democratic leaders stating overnight they plan to oppose the bill known as the national defense authorization act. republicans, meanwhile, are making their case for attaching these social policy priorities in a defense bill. this administration that has turned the department of defense into a social engineering experiment wrapped in a uniform. the american people don t want a weak military. they don t want a woke military. they don t want rainbow propaganda on bases. they don t want to pay for troop sex changes. joining us now you just heard, well, we are going to hear from her, the number two house democrat congresswoman
amptp and going, please, sir, could i have some more? it s designed to belittle you and demean you and disrespect you. there are things that are, you know, maybe there are giant asks and maybe there are just some common sense, humane thing that for the cost of living increases that we haven t had, you know, things change since 1983 when i joined the union. nothing changed in certain base pay minimums since 1983. sorry, but the world is a very different place right now and you can t have a family or a mortgage, you can t be a journeyman middle class actor and have this as your career. you have to have two side hustles. i think oh, the last offer yeah? go ahead. well, i was going to stay that it is a back and forth process. the last offer was after we had given them a 12-day extension.