executive director and chief negotiator duncan cra btree ireland earlier today. why have you decided to call the strike? the strike? because we were stonewalled the strike? because we were stonewalled and the strike? because we were stonewalled and because - the strike? because we were stonewalled and because we | the strike? because we were - stonewalled and because we had an earnest extended 12 days which is unprecedented because we know the gravity of what a strike is and its impact on members and everybody impacted by a strike outside of our membership. we had hoped in that extension, there would be deep inroads accomplished but there was not. we continued to be cut out of the conversation. they went behind closed doors. they went behind closed doors. they cancelled meetings with us. a lot of time was wasted and frankly i think we were duped so they could keep promoting their summer movies a little bit longer. the promoting their summer movies a little bit longer. little bit
arejoining us. i m delighted. the reasons the actors are joining us are the same reasons we went out, that the companies are not prepared to pay adequately to our members who create the product that enables them to amass this great wealth. anything near adequately for our work. so, the the ascension of streaming services that really kind of broken the system in terms of shorting seasons, lack of residuals, in all kinds of ways. we re saying you good to fix it. they re saying we kind of sorta happy with the way it is. ., . , ., of sorta happy with the way it is. ., ., , ., , is. howard, ust to “ump in there, is. howard, just to “ump in there, sag-aftrah is. howard, just to jump in there, sag-aftra told - is. howard, just to jump in| there, sag-aftra told the is. howard, just to jump in - there, sag-aftra told the bbc they want to see a fair deal before they would end the strike. from your perspective, what with would a fair deal look like? i what with would a fair deal look
welcome. more than 160,000 tv and movie actors are nowjoining the picket lines after talks between the union representing the actors and hollywood studios and producers failed to reach an agreement last night. the actors willjoin more than 11,000 writers already on strike since may, marking it the first dual hollywood strike since 1960, when ronald reagan was the president of the screen actors guild. today s announcement is already having an impact over in the uk, where the cast of the film 0ppenheimer walked out of its london premiere thursday night in solidarity with the strike. according to the union s rules, besides being banned from on and off camera work, actors are not permitted to promote their shows or movies, not allowed to do interviews or be photographed on the red carpet and they re not allowed to participate in emmy awards campaigns. the strike is expected to have ripple effects throughout hollywood our sophie long spoke with the president of the actor s union fran dres
greedy, using some pretty strong language. it seems it is going to take some pretty hard negotiating. whether a strike proceeding from six hours time to reach a deal. a lot of people here in hollywood, los angeles saying they don t expect that to be a fast process. people bracing for a long and painful strike. this asset to be long and painful strike. this asset to be a long and painful strike. this asset to be a double - long and painful strike. this asset to be a double strike. what impact will it have on entertainment industry? it will have a huge entertainment industry? it will have a huge impact entertainment industry? it will have a huge impact on - entertainment industry? it will have a huge impact on the - have a huge impact on the entertainment industry but much wider than that, the los angeles economy which really derives when the entertainment industry is doing well. it is notjust industry is doing well. it is not just the actors industry is doing well. it is notjust
cra btree ireland earlier today. why have you decided to call the strike? why have you decided to call the strike? well, because we were stonewalled the strike? well, because we were stonewalled and - the strike? well, because we were stonewalled and we - the strike? well, because we i were stonewalled and we had the strike? well, because we i were stonewalled and we had in earnest, extended 12 days, which is unprecedented, because we know the gravity of what a strike is. and its impacts on not only our members but everyone that is impacted by a strike outside of our membership. and we had hoped that in that extension, there would be deep inroads accomplished but there wasn t. we continue to be cut out of the conversation. they went behind closed doors. they did they cancelled meetings with us. a lot of time was wasted. and frankly, i think, we were duped. so they could keep promoting their summer movies a little bit longer. the promoting their summer movies a little bit longer.