You are currently browsing the The SAGWatch Blog - Observing the Screen Actors Guild and its Management weblog archives for the day September 30, 2008.
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Aug | Oct » | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
- Animation Contract (6)
- Basic Cable (5)
- Commercials Contract (66)
- Editorial (9)
- Exhibit A - TV Theatrical (367)
- Interactive (16)
- Media Business (67)
- Miscellaneous Hate Mail and Threats (3)
- SAG Politics (234)
- SAG-AFTRA (185)
- Uncategorized (23)
- Union Politics (28)
- January 6, 2009: We're Not Counting on it...but
- January 6, 2009: Moonves: Maybe 2009 Will Improve
- January 6, 2009: Commercials - The Next Great (Endangered) Frontier
- January 6, 2009: Everywhere you look...
- January 5, 2009: Nine Broadway Shows Close on Same Day
- January 5, 2009: WSJ: Ad Spending Expected to Drop 6.2% this year
- January 5, 2009: Commissioner Gordon Departs
- January 5, 2009: So, How's Your Sense of Humor This Morning?
- January 5, 2009: Allens Heading for RBDs in Search of Support
- January 4, 2009: Worth a Read, as Usual
Archive for September 30, 2008
Negotiations Watch: Will This Lead to a Strike Authorization Vote
September 30, 2008 by admin.
The Allens apparently recognize that they’re running out of bullets. Tonight they released a statement saying they’re “disappointed” that the AMPTP rejected their “reasonable request” to return to the bargaining table, and saying the Negotiating Committee will meet later this week to discuss the rejection - which really can’t be much of a surpise.The Negotiating Committee, which is still overwhelmingly Membership First, will likely request that the National Board authorize a strike authorization vote. The new National Board meets in two weeks - and, of course, Membership First no longer has a majority there.The strike authorization requires a 75% margin of those voting to pass - but only a majority of the National Board to send it out. Getting the 50% may be tough, but do-able. But 75% looks like a long shot right now.The Allens seem to be banking on some negative reaction to the studios refusing to go back to the table, even after the Allens hinted they’d back off a few more demands. The studios seem to be banking on everyone getting that “last, best and final” means what it says.Fasten your seatbelts. Here we go again…By the way, Andrew Salomon at BlogStage seems to see it the same way…and adds some interesting, if anonymous, quotes about the plan.
“Several more steps would have to happen before a work stoppage would take effect, but one national board member said the fact that guild leaders would consider a strike while the national economy is foundering shows the desperate shape they are in after four and a half months of negotiations, which have yet to produce a deal.“The only people that seem to be oblivious to the condition of the United States of America right now and the financial situation that we’re in are Doug Allen, Alan Rosenberg, and Membership First,” said the source. “The idea that we would be going on strike now is absurd in Fellini proportions.”
Posted in Exhibit A - TV Theatrical | Print | 21 Comments »