Hollywood labor unions from across the industry issued a joint statement in support of SAG-AFTRA, calling on the AMPTP studio representatives to resume negotiations with actors after breaking them off earlier this week.
“We collectively demand the AMPTP resumes negotiations in good faith immediately, make meaningful moves at the negotiating table with SAG-AFTRA to address performers’ specific needs, and make the fair deal they deserve,” the unions said in their statement.
The groups behind the statement notably include the Directors Guild, which has had a rocky relationship with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA members, as well as rumblings among its own membership, after closing a new deal far earlier than the other two unions.