Tag Archives: SAG-AFTRA

AMPTP Strikes New Deals with Union Groups

Contracts, Entertainment LawBy Brian J. Murphy August 8, 2020

AMPTP Strikes New Deals with Major Motion Picture & Television Union Groups In spite of the unique negotiating circumstances stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has recently reached new agreements with each of The Directors Guild of America, The Writers Guild of America, and The Screen Actors Guild-American…

Film and TV Unions have approved Guidelines to Reopen, but have Writers been Excluded?

EntertainmentBy Brian J. Murphy June 30, 2020

Hollywood union leaders have recently issued industry-wide guidelines that recommend motion picture studio production changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to those who have drafted the protocols, if reopening is to happen safely, actors, crew, and everyone who participates in the process will need to be protected from infection, and these guidelines are…