20 Oct, 2023 SAG-AFTRA Takes a Hardline on ... Halloween Costumes for Members By Brian Murphy As the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical/Streaming strike approaches day 100, the union has issued guidance to members on … which costumes they...
17 Jul, 2023 6 Things Agencies and Brands Need to Know About the SAG-AFTRA Strike By Brian Murphy By now, you have heard that SAG-AFTRA members went on strike last week, joining the already-in-progress WGA strike that began on May 1st....
07 Jun, 2023 SAG-AFTRA Members Authorize Strike under the TV/Theatrical (but not the Commercial) Contracts By Dorian Thomas Earlier this week, SAG-AFTRA members voted to authorize a strike under the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Contracts (the "TV/Theatrical...
09 May, 2023 How Will the WGA Strike Affect the Advertising Industry? By Jeff Greenbaum Victoria Cook Earlier this month, the Writers Guild of America – the joint effort of the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of...
26 Dec, 2022 Holiday Gifts from SAG-AFTRA and JPC: Low Budget Digital Waiver Extended and New National Cable Waiver Announced By Brian Murphy As 2022 winds to a close, SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) have been busy little elves and have bestowed upon us two gifts...
14 Dec, 2022 RIP: The Traditional SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract By Dorian Thomas The end of an era has come. The “traditional” SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract will expire on December 31, 2022, and on January 1, 2023,...
06 Apr, 2022 SAG-AFTRA and JPC Reach Tentative Deal on Successor Commercials Contracts By Brian Murphy SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee each have issued identical, terse statements announcing that a tentative agreement has been...
31 Mar, 2022 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract Negotiations Update - No Contract (Yet) By Brian Murphy This just in ... With the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract set to expire today, the union and The Joint Policy Committee have announced...
15 Dec, 2021 It's That (SAG-AFTRA) Time of Year ... By Brian Murphy It’s that time again. The current SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract and the SAG-AFTRA Audio Commercials Contract (the "Commercial...
16 Sep, 2021 SAG-AFTRA and JPC Issue Requirements for Vaccine Mandates for Commercial Shoots By Brian Murphy The Joint Policy Committee ("JPC") and SAG-AFTRA have issued requirements for producers that wish to issue policies mandating COVID-19...
29 Mar, 2021 A Deeper Dive into the New SAG-AFTRA Influencer Waiver and Influencer Agreement By Brian Murphy Dorian Thomas Two weeks ago, the Joint Policy Committee (“JPC”) and SAG-AFTRA issued the all-new 2021 Waiver for Influencer-Produced Sponsored Content...
01 Mar, 2021 Tantalizing Hints About the New SAG-AFTRA Influencer Agreement By Brian Murphy Dorian Thomas SAG-AFTRA’s announcement that it plans to release a new “Influencer Agreement” and welcome influencers into its fold (see our prior post)...
15 Feb, 2021 #SAG-AFTRA #NewInfluencerAgreement#NewInfluencerWaiver By Dorian Thomas SAG-AFTRA recently announced that its National Board has approved a new “Influencer Agreement,” allowing a new pathway for influencers to...
05 Feb, 2021 Ex-President Trump Resigns From SAG-AFTRA; Union's Response: "Thank You" By Brian Murphy In a fiery letter sent to SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris (who still occupies her office), President Donald J. Trump (who was...
01 Feb, 2021 SAG-AFTRA News: Production Pause in SoCal Lifted & Expulsion of President Trump Possible By Brian Murphy Two unrelated developments in the world of SAG-AFTRA. One offers hope that we are turning a corner with the pandemic. The other offers...
05 Jan, 2021 JPC Issues FAQs on Production Pause in SoCal By Brian Murphy The Joint Policy Committee (JPC) has issued FAQs to provide additional information on the joint statement it released yesterday with...