SAG-AFTRA calls for strike vote against video game companies

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SAG-AFTRA members will vote starting next week on whether to authorize union leaders to call a strike against video game companies, in the latest sign of spreading labor unrest in the broader entertainment sector.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said it’s been nearly a year since its contract with video game companies was extended from its expiration date.The guild leadership’s call for a strike authorization vote comes after the union’s film and TV actors went

For video game performers, SAG-AFTRA is seeking wage increases and protections against the use of artificial intelligence.The union said its last contract with the video game companies, negotiated in 2017, did not address key issues — a major issue brought up during the current dual Hollywood strikes, where film and TV actors and writers have expressed concerns about the technology encroaching on their jobs.

If those under the interactive contract go on strike, it would mark the first time since October 2016. During that strike, SAG-AFTRA targeted 11 companies, including divisions of Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Take Two, Insomniac Games, Warner Bros. and Disney. “We are negotiating in good faith and hope to reach a mutually beneficial deal as soon as possible,” Cooling said.

 

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