Hollywood actors went on the biggest strike. what is known?
Date: 2023-07-14 Author: Евгений Облакевич Categories: WORLD
As well as unfair working conditions - reports the NYT as the united trade union (also referred to as SAG-AFTRA) could not agree on wage increases and restrictions on the work of artificial intelligence - this is reported by the NYT. in the opinion of the union and the actors who supported the protest, the strike is the last argument, since the representatives of the studios have left us no other choice. it is known that about 160 thousand employees of the film industry simultaneously stopped their work, which in the future will lead to the transfer of screenings of new Hollywood projects, filming in advertising campaigns, as well as a ban on giving interviews about further innovations in the industry.
The union's demands are higher wages, exclusive contracts with stars, and guarantees that actors are given restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence that would harm their work.
According to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which had unsuccessful four-month negotiations with SAG-AFTRA, the unions themselves refused a generous offer that would improve the working conditions of film industry employees, but they themselves refused it and the responsibility for this lies solely with them. As stated in AMPTP, the proposals were in the increase of fees, pension payments, as well as insurance deductions, improved conditions for screenings and the introduction of the latest AI developments that could protect the digital avatars of actors and much more.
Despite the fact that the strike involved mainly middle-level actors, he was publicly supported by such stars as Meryl Streep, Ben Stiller, Jennifer Lawrence, Constance Wu and other stars.
