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SAG Contract Graveyard
7 January 2009 12:17 AM, PST
Where do SAG contracts go when they expire? Who knows, but wherever it is, it’s getting more crowded by the day. The Guild's got a lot of unfinished business, it turns out. Here’s the tally of contracts that have expired or will do so shortly, in order by expiration date:
Agency Franchise Agreement (expired 2002). This is the agreement between the talent agents and SAG. As SAG itself explains, the Franchise Agreement’s expiration means that SAG members have less protection from agents who, for instance, seek commissions greater than 10%, or a longer contract term length (for the representation) than the previously-effective franchise agreement allowed. AFTRA, DGA and WGA all have franchise agreements in place.TV/Theatrical Agreement (expired June 30, 2008). This is the agreement that has been the subject of turmoil for the last nine months or more.Basic Cable Agreement (was set to expire June 30, 2008, then extended to
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noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Handel)
SAG: What Might Happen at Next Week's Board Meeting
6 January 2009 4:18 PM, PST
The SAG National Board is meeting next Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 12-13, and speculation is rampant over whether SAG will send out the postponed strike authorization ballot (as well as whether the negotiating team will be replaced). But what if, rather than send out the authorization ballot, SAG leaders decide instead to send out the deal itself for a vote?
That’s just one of the intriguing possible outcomes of next week’s meeting. Here’s why it might happen: support for the strike authorization vote is eroding. Rather than risk defeat, the hardliners who control the Guild may instead push for the deal to be sent out to the members for ratification. If so, the deal might be accompanied by a recommendation that the membership vote No, or there might not be any recommendation included at all.
Either way, the accompanying informational materials would no doubt highlight the failings in the deal,
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noreply@blogger.com (Jonathan Handel)
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