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SAG-AFTRA Hits Picket Line At Warner Bros. Demanding “Baseline Of Respect” From Major Video Game Companies
SAG-AFTRA was on the picket line Thursday in the first labor action against the major video game companies since going on strike
Negotiations on the Interactive Media Agreement have been ongoing for more than 18 months, though these talks aren’t as consistent as those that occur between Hollywood unions and the AMPTP, where the parties set aside several consecutive weeks to bargain. In a previous statement last week, a spokesperson for the video game producers weighed in on the strike, saying: “We are disappointed the union has chosen to walk away when we are so close to a deal, and we remain prepared to resume negotiations. The first picket of the Interactive Media Agreement strike comes one day after the Senate introduced the NO FAKES Act, a bipartisan bill that seeks to provide guardrails for the use of digital replicas and has received resounding support from performers and artist groups as well as the studios, record labels and agencies.
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