SAG-AFTRA & Studios Extend Negotiations Into Next Week Amid Progress As Start Of WGA Talks Nears

SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP announced today that they have agreed to extend negotiations into next week, the week of March 9.

This is the final extension for the current block of talks between the two sides as they will be bumping against the planned April 16 start of negotiations between the AMPTP and the WGA. If the actors and the studios cannot reach an agreement next week, SAG-AFTRA will have to go to the back of the line and wait for its turn to resume talks with the AMPTP in June, after the studios have gone through their scheduled contract negotiations with the WGA and the DGA. SAG-AFTRA’s current contract expired on June 30.

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Both the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA have adhered to a media blackout they imposed on their negotiations from the start. According to sources, the two sides have made progress, which would explain why they have agreed to extend talks into next week instead of putting a pin in them for now.

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While there has been a good amount of movement, there are still some wide chasms on a few key issues, sources caution. We hear the two sides may be exchanging proposals today that could help bridge some of the outstanding gaps and determine whether next week could lead to a deal or not.

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