SAG-AFTRA members have voted in favour of the union authorising a strike for online game actors and performers.
Over 34,600 members forged ballots, representing a proportion of 27.47% of eligible voters. 98.32% accredited the authorisation, though this doesn’t essentially imply a strike will happen.
Earlier this month, SAG-AFTRA referred to as on members to vote on authorising a strike to barter the phrases of its Interactive Media Settlement with a number of online game publishers and builders.
“It is time for online game corporations to cease taking part in video games and get severe about reaching an settlement on this contract,” stated SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher.
“The results of this vote exhibits our membership understands the existential nature of those negotiations, and that the time is now for these corporations — that are making billions of {dollars} and paying their CEOs lavishly — to offer our performers an settlement that retains performing in video video games as a viable profession.”
SAG-AFTRA has been in negotiations with numerous online game corporations resembling Activision Productions, Digital Arts Productions, and Epic Video games since 2022. The following bargaining session is scheduled for September 26, 27, and 28.
“After 5 rounds of bargaining, it has develop into abundantly clear that the online game corporations aren’t prepared to significant have interaction on the important points: compensation undercut by inflation, unregulated use of AI and security,” stated SAG-AFTRA nationwide government director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Eire.
“I stay hopeful that we can attain an settlement that meets members’ wants, however our members are finished being exploited, and if these firms aren’t prepared to supply a good deal, our subsequent cease would be the picket traces.”
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