The Latest Breaking News from SAGAFTRA

SAG-AFTRA's Halloween Costume Rules Are Super Annoying

The union wants you to throw your Barbie costume in the trash, scab.

Reason · Oct 20, 2023

Striking actors told not to dress up as Hollywood-centric stars this Halloween

SAG-AFTRA members have boycotted their own movie premiers to avoid breaking strike rules.

Fortune · Oct 20, 2023

First Thing: Biden calls for urgent funding for Israel and Ukraine

US president says Americans must not walk away from their role as a ‘beacon to the world’. Plus, Britney Spears details 2008 breakdown in memoir

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

Pete Davidson speaks about his late father in emotional cold open on Saturday Night Live

Comedian spoke about how ‘horrible images and stories from Israel and Gaza” reminded him of his father’s death

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023

How Saturday Night Live is able to return amid ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike

Former cast member Pete Davidson is returning to host the first episode since April

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

The Hollywood strike gets uglier as the studios spike talks over an $800 million residuals ask. The guild calls out ‘bully tactics’ and says that’s a 60% overstatement

“Conversations are no longer moving us in a productive direction,” the studios said, calling off more than two weeks of talks.

Fortune · Oct 12, 2023

SAG-AFTRA strike negotiations suspended as studios ‘offer less than before strike began’

Strike talks have broken off between Hollywood actors and studios

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Netflix exec downplays AI: ‘There is not an algorithm in the world to tell you the next thing that’s going to actually connect and resonate with people’

Netflix CCO Bela Bajaria underscores creativity and discusses AI as a tool for creators as the firm grapples with Hollywood strikes and AI's impact.

Fortune · Oct 10, 2023

Writers union votes to ratify contract, ending one of Hollywood's longest strikes

The deal delivers salary increases to writers, along with boosts to their health and pension funds, and the establishment of guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence.

WEKU · Oct 10, 2023

Grilling, barbacking, dressing windows — how stars of ‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘PD,’ ‘Med’ are spending strike

The downtime has been fun — think bratwurst, golf and puffy shirts — but striking actors on NBC’s hit Chicago shows are eager to get back to their day jobs.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 10, 2023