The US Actors Union goes on strike: “We are being victims of a very greedy entity”

Fran Drescher, President of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA in English)made official today the strike that his union will abide by after the failed negotiations with the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP, in English) that represents companies such as Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Paramount and others.

“This is something very serious that affects thousands, if not millions of people across this country and around the world. Not only the members of this union, but also the people who work in other industries who serve the people who work in this industry.” Drescher commented.

The SAG-AFTRA will be officially on strike starting July 14 and will mobilize its members to the main headquarters of Hollywood production companies.

“We had no other choice. We are the victims here. We are being victimized by a very greedy entity.”said energetically the leader of the union of actors.

SAG-AFTRA will join the protests that have been carried out by the scriptwriters’ unions that demanded salary increases.

For their part, the actors are requesting royalty improvements that they receive for the use of their image on platforms of streaming and the review of artificial intelligence in productions, since they consider it a threat for creative professions and the right to use your image.

According to the medium Deadlinethe AMPTP would have a strategy to ‘end’ the demonstrations, this consists of prolonging the negotiations and strikes until the writers and now actors run out of money.

For its part, the association of producing companies commented that they have made offers to the unions such as increased royalties, but that the demands of these unions are excessive, so no agreement was reached.

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, negotiator for the actors union, commented that the proposal from the production companies was for the actors to scan their image so that they could use it in various productions. receiving only one payment.

“[Las empresas productoras] They should own that scan of their image, their image so they can use it for the rest of eternity in any project they want without consent and without compensation.”Duncan added.

Finally, the president of SAG-AFTRA indicated that the protests could spreadbut that your union intends to reach an agreement.