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| Actors' union agrees new pay deal | |
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| The smaller of Hollywood's two acting unions has approved a new prime time TV contract with Hollywood studios. | The smaller of Hollywood's two acting unions has approved a new prime time TV contract with Hollywood studios. |
| The American Federation of TV and Radio Artists (AFTRA), which represents 70,000 people, said 62.4% of those who voted had accepted the three-year deal. | The American Federation of TV and Radio Artists (AFTRA), which represents 70,000 people, said 62.4% of those who voted had accepted the three-year deal. |
| But the larger Screen Actors Guild (SAG) claimed the agreement undermined its own talks for a richer deal, which are ongoing. | But the larger Screen Actors Guild (SAG) claimed the agreement undermined its own talks for a richer deal, which are ongoing. |
| The Guild's contract talks reached a | |
| stalemate last week. | |
| AFTRA's deal won final approval despite an unusual all-out campaign by SAG urging some 40,000 actors who belong to both unions to vote against it. | AFTRA's deal won final approval despite an unusual all-out campaign by SAG urging some 40,000 actors who belong to both unions to vote against it. |
| Actors Jack Nicholson, Viggo Mortensen and Holly Hunter endorsed a Guild advert calling for AFTRA to return to the negotiating table to get a better deal. | Actors Jack Nicholson, Viggo Mortensen and Holly Hunter endorsed a Guild advert calling for AFTRA to return to the negotiating table to get a better deal. |
| 'Substantial gains' | 'Substantial gains' |
| SAG leaders had said a "no" vote would give them leverage to negotiate a more favourable settlement with studios for all actors. | SAG leaders had said a "no" vote would give them leverage to negotiate a more favourable settlement with studios for all actors. |
| But AFTRA leaders said they had secured the best terms possible without resorting to industrial action, including higher basic wages and new reuse fees, known as residuals, for online content. | But AFTRA leaders said they had secured the best terms possible without resorting to industrial action, including higher basic wages and new reuse fees, known as residuals, for online content. |
| Robert De Niro warned actors against striking earlier this week | Robert De Niro warned actors against striking earlier this week |
| "A majority of members ultimately focused on what mattered - the obvious merits of a labour agreement that contains substantial gains for every category of performer in both traditional and new media," AFTRA president Roberta Reardon said in a statement. | "A majority of members ultimately focused on what mattered - the obvious merits of a labour agreement that contains substantial gains for every category of performer in both traditional and new media," AFTRA president Roberta Reardon said in a statement. |
| The terms of the new deal are essentially the same as those the Hollywood studios presented to SAG last week as a final offer. | The terms of the new deal are essentially the same as those the Hollywood studios presented to SAG last week as a final offer. |
| Talks between the two broke off hours before their existing contract expired. | Talks between the two broke off hours before their existing contract expired. |
| The Guild is disputing some of the same issues that led to a 14-week screenwriters strike last year, especially how artists should be paid for work created for and distributed over the internet. | The Guild is disputing some of the same issues that led to a 14-week screenwriters strike last year, especially how artists should be paid for work created for and distributed over the internet. |
| SAG plans to deliver its formal response to the studios on 10 July. | SAG plans to deliver its formal response to the studios on 10 July. |
| "We will continue to address the issues of importance to actors that AFTRA left on the table," SAG president Alan Rosenberg said in a statement. | "We will continue to address the issues of importance to actors that AFTRA left on the table," SAG president Alan Rosenberg said in a statement. |
| "We remain committed to achieving a fair contract for SAG actors." | "We remain committed to achieving a fair contract for SAG actors." |
| The contracts of both unions expired June 30, but both agreed with the studios to keep working under the old terms to avoid a shutdown of the entertainment industry. | The contracts of both unions expired June 30, but both agreed with the studios to keep working under the old terms to avoid a shutdown of the entertainment industry. |
| Nonetheless, Hollywood has already slipped into a "de facto strike" mode, as major studios have halted most of their film production to avoid the possibility of costly labour disruptions. | Nonetheless, Hollywood has already slipped into a "de facto strike" mode, as major studios have halted most of their film production to avoid the possibility of costly labour disruptions. |