Labor unions
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One Year After the Actors’ Strike, AI Remains a Persistent Threat
Some SAG-AFTRA members tell Rolling Stone they have been pressured to sign contracts consenting to digital replicas of their likenesses
- Pain and Gains
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Fran Drescher Gets Candid About the SAG Deal, AI, and Vaccine Mandates
SAG-AFTRA national president opens up to Rolling Stone about the strike-ending deal with the studios and her Barbara Walters-sized aspirations
- CLEARING THE AIR
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How Hollywood’s Sex Scenes Will Change With the New SAG-AFTRA Contract
Intimacy coordinators say it’s a “big win” that they’re finally being acknowledged in a union deal and a big step forward for performer protections
- PROGRESS
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‘An Existential Threat’: Actors Troubled by SAG’s AI Deal With Hollywood
As SAG-AFTRA union members vote to ratify the historic strike-breaking deal with the studios, some worry its AI provisions didn’t go far enough
- SECOND-GUESSING
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The Hollywood Strikes Are Over. When Will TV Be Back to Normal?
Six months of strikes between the writers and actors are now over. And Hollywood insiders say it’ll still be a while until TV gets back to normal
- LOOKING AHEAD
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SAG-AFTRA Members Toast Historic Victory Against AI: ‘It Was Up to Us’
After the actors’ union struck a deal with the Hollywood studios on Wednesday night, strike leaders packed into an L.A. bar to celebrate their win
- ‘FOR EVERYONE’
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Do Striking Actors Support ‘The Hunger Games’ SAG Interim Agreement?
Productions independent of the AMPTP who abide by SAG conditions have received interim agreements, including the $100 million Hunger Games prequel
- ACTORS' STRIKE
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Striking Actors Say They Won’t Cave to Studios’ Holiday Threat
With over 100 days on the picket lines, striking actors like Dylan O’Brien, David Hyde Pierce, and a certain Succession star are standing strong
- WON’T BACK DOWN
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SAG-AFTRA and Studio Execs to Resume Negotiations on Tuesday
“As we mark the 100th day of our strike, we are pleased to confirm the company executives have asked us to return to the table. Official Negotiations will resume,” the union says
- Tuesday Talks
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The Studios Just Lit a Fire Under Striking Actors: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’
SAG-AFTRA strike against the Hollywood studios has made history as the second-longest ever. And actors on the picket lines say they won’t back down
- STANDING TALL
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