They've been negotiating, authorizing a strike voter is an indication that the negotiating talks have broke down. They even had a government control person
come in to mediate the talks, nothing was working. SAG wants more, the producers want them to take a deal a little better than the WGA. All striking at this
moment is going to do is piss people off and further stall talks.
So SAG might be striking
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Let them strike, and see how much understanding, concern or sympathy they get from anyone.
I've got enough DVDs and Tivo stuff to last me a while. We'll see who wins the showdown. 
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Posts: 42800 (11/22/2008 7:32 PM) Most Likely to be Online '02 |
I know several people who are in SAG and they're very confident there won't be a strike.
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Posts: 13866 (11/22/2008 7:43 PM) |
glamsoda wrote:You are the one who worked on My name is Earl right? Do you Still work there? |
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Posts: 42801 (11/22/2008 7:55 PM) Most Likely to be Online '02 |
I do still work there. I think one of the writers (who is also in SAG) has been to several meetings and he said the general consensus is that none the members will vote for a
strike -- it's just such a bad idea.
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Posts: 284 (11/22/2008 9:03 PM) |
My best friend works there and she seems pretty concerned...lets hope it doesn't happen!
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Posts: 14173 (11/22/2008 10:07 PM) |
glamsoda wrote:Glad to see they're being sensible about it. |
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Posts: 4358 (11/22/2008 10:13 PM) |
Oh poor bbs, living paycheck to paycheck. Hey, while you're not acting, go work in a restaurant or something, like EVERYONE ELSE.
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Posts: 1801 (11/22/2008 10:25 PM) |
^^Nope, I can't agree with that sentiment. When they're not acting, many SAG members DO work in restaurants, but think about why you go see a movie or
watch something on TV: is it because it's produced by a certain studio, or is it because of the storylines (writers) and actors who appear in them? The
studios make hundreds of millions of dollars off of the product, which they couldn't do without the actors. We don't want anyone to feel sorry for us,
we just want to get paid our fair share for our work.
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Posts: 4359 (11/22/2008 10:52 PM) |
Yeah, again, not everyone is a millionaire. So...if you don't like it, find another job. Not every actor is good enough to make a lot of money.
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Divine81 wrote:lol yup i know a number of sag ppl that also work in restaurants or in kitchen or waiter type duties for premieres and other types of events |
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dannie9 wrote: Yeah, as someone said before, the majority of SAG actors don't pay their bills with acting jobs. That's why they deserve the money when they DO get a job! But yeah, considering how far back the writer's strike set the industry, I can't see many SAG members wanting to strike. To the people in this post that work in the industry, what do you do? I just graduated with a film degree and am trying to break into the camera dept. 
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Posts: 2384 (11/23/2008 12:31 AM) |
Whooooa, I hope they don't. I'm a production coordinator. If that happens, its going to suck! I've got movies lined up for next year. |
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Posts: 1353 (11/23/2008 2:00 PM) |
Don't they make enough fuckng money?
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Posts: 281 (11/23/2008 2:43 PM) |
wow. SAG has such GREAT timing
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Posts: 9210 (11/23/2008 2:57 PM) |
EndlessNameless wrote:Don't you know how to read? As MissDivaDoll said Like I already said, less than 1% of the actors in SAG make the millions of dollars. The rest actually DO work one or more jobs in restaurants or elsewhere to pay their bills. They SHOULD be paid a fair wage for their work. |
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EndlessNameless wrote:Go into any restaurant in LA and arandomly ask the waiter what they are doing there. 9 times out of 10, they are a struggling actor who isn't making anything at all. |
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Posts: 567 (11/25/2008 2:25 AM) |
SAG was offered the same deal for New Media that was given the the WGA. They refuse to take it because they want 3x as much on dvd sales.
Rosenberg is an asshole. Don't believe the hype. Anyone who is "fully behind SAG" is an asshole too. This makes me so infuriated I can hardly read this post. I work for a studio. I have seen actors/writers/producers/directors contracts. They are not hurting for money and they are not treated unfairly. Also, yes 95% of SAG are not working actors, therefore they don't give a shit if there is a strike or not. They don't make their living working as a actor. However striking isn't going to help them actually get an acting job. Unless you work in Hollywood you really have no idea what is going on. You can't believe all the propaganda the guilds put out there.
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Posts: 568 (11/25/2008 2:36 AM) |
dawn9476 wrote:That is a blatant vicious LIE. Actors and writers are given residuals for internet streaming and paid downloads. i.e. Itunes. You have no idea what your are talking about. |
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Posts: 15 (11/25/2008 2:44 AM) |
To whomever is saying they should be paid a fair wage for their work, actors are very well compensated for their services. It's not that base salary they
are pissing and moaning about. It's the new media which I believe they were offered a decent piece of. SAG is being absolutely ridiculous with all of this.
There is no need for a strike and I'm a big union type person. If it there were a real reason to strike I'd understand but after the writers'
strike effected LA the way it did this is so not needed right now. And think about all the other people like crews that work on tv shows. Those poor people who
make way less than any actor or writer ends up being out of a job for who knows how long. This strike business is ridiculous and very unneeded.
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But I can't imagine SAG would authorize a strike now. Terrible, terrible timing.Quick Reply
