AFTRA

Commercial Actors, Unions Agree to Further Contract Extension

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:27:45 -0700

AFTRA, in Blow to SAG Leaders, Approves Contract

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:07:03 -0700

A campaign by the Screen Actors Guild to persuade members of a smaller rival union to vote down a new contract has foundered, an outcome that could weaken SAG's leverage in its negotiations with the Hollywood studios.

Actors Union, Studios Reach New TV Labor Deal

Stevie Converse — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:24:56 -0700

The smaller of Hollywood's two performers unions reached a tentative deal with studios on Wednesday for a new prime-time TV contract, setting the stage for the more militant Screen Actors Guild to renew labor talks with producers.

Hollywood Studios, AFTRA Agree on Contract

Stevie Converse — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:21:43 -0700

The new contract struck between the Hollywood studios and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists achieved across-the-board gains for actors, especially for journeyman performers who have seen their incomes squeezed in recent years.

AFTRA and SAG Split over Negotiating Tactics

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:33:45 -0700

The bitter weekend divorce between two actors unions in upcoming contract talks with Hollywood producers mirrors a scene from a daytime soap opera — and casts stars from the genre in pivotal roles. The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have long sniped at each other over who better represents some 44,000 actors who are members of both groups.

AFTRA Ratifies Contract with ABC, NBC Network News Divisions

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:25:37 -0700

The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the labor union representing more than 70,000 actors, singers, writers, journalists and performers working in entertainment and news media, has ratified a new contract with ABC and NBC for its network journalists, including anchors, correspondents and reporters.