NY TIMES OUTS AMPTP: SAG CONTRACT FACTS

END RESIDUALS:Times quotes Warner Bros. Head "This is the time to do it." AMPTP and studio heads firm on goal of ending actors' residuals in meeting with Studio Heads according to the New York Times. Know the facts.
www.nytimes.com
"Hollywood Officials Seek End to System of Paying Residuals"
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/business/media/12hollywood-web.html?_r=1&am...

ALSO SEE NY TIMES ARTICLE 4/19/09:
"...a deal that is little changed from what the studios offered 10 months ago."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/business/media/20sag.html?_r=1&scp=1&am...

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[SAGDEAL]

Actual breakdown 4/22/10 for iPad commercial:

Union Status SAG

Conflicts None

Run(Usage) Web & New Media including viral, iPhone & iPad

Rate *$88 for 10 hour day (min. wage) + $10 buyout for 1 year

[SAGDEAL]

Internet TV will be in your home shortly according to the LA TIMES (12/06/09) and the current SAG contract has virtually no residuals for actors as programs will be rerun in perpetuity.

Search LA TIMES for recent article:

"FCC pushes for Internet access on your TV" Los Angeles Times 12/6/09

[SAGDEAL]

@SAGDEAL CORRECTION: the date of this article is 12/6/2010

[SAGDEAL]

See new video at SAGDEAL channel highlighting how this contract ELIMINATES SAG Background Performers from some network-produced episodics.

[SAGDEAL]

Vote NO- this contract ELIMINATES residuals.

73% of the Hollywood Board voted NOT to recommend this contract to the membership.

Attend SAG informational meetings. Even David White in LA meeting called the contract "Crap".

NEW YORK MEETING: Monday, June 1, 2009

6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

Directors Guild of America

110 West 57th Street

(between 6th & 7th Aves.)

New York, NY 10019

[AvisWrentmore]

Right On;) I'm forwarding your youtube to all my Actor Friends;) Way to Go on getting the message out there to VOTE YES for the Strike

[Memphismom]

You are a GENIUS!!!! Why can't people see this has been their plan all along???? THANK-YOU for putting in easy to understand words. I am re-posting this and putting it on Face Book.

[RevelationJoeTess]

In a SAG Board meeting tonight, David White "informed" the room that he pretty much has no plan of action for the future, and is doing nothing to achieve for the members what forcing this contract through was "supposed to" gain. And he took about 800 words to say nothing, as well, leaving the entire room baffled as to what his response actually was. So that's where we're at now folks-YEAH! a 3 percent (standard gain) increase for the loss of the control of your image & likeness in perpetuity!ya!

[DrChebutykin]

I watched the first episode of NURSE JACKIE here on YouTube, last night.

For free.

Sorry, Edie. I honestly hope you get paid from ShoTime distributing your show here for nothin.

[1SECRETBILLY]

If we vote this contract in the newspaper boy will be able to cash our paychecks.There is no good time to strike but you have to have a veiled threat otherwise where is the leverage.The onl;y thing worse than strike is a contract that you can't live with.

[joanystar]

THAT'S RIGHT We MUST get a NO vote to have some bargaining power!!!

[joanystar]

AMEN!!! VOTE NOOOO!!!

[girlygirlindahood]

How do you know when a

SAG Vote Yes member is about to say something smart?

When they start the sentence with "something a VOTE NO SAG member says!"

LOL ... Ha, ha, ha!