While the Hollywood writers’ strike is winding down, the actors’ strike could spread to the gaming industry. Actors Guild of America SAG-AFTRA They voted to authorize a possible strike and at the same time confirmed that no agreement had been reached with the gaming companies.
The unions say the current contract should be replaced by a new one that will reflect their demands for higher wages due to inflation, legal protection against the use of AI or the presence of doctors during filming. “No agreement has been reached and the current agreement will remain in effect until the parties reach a final agreement,” the union told GamesIndustry.
“After five rounds of negotiations, it became very clear that video game companies were not willing to seriously engage in solving fundamental issues,” says the union leader. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland about negotiations with companies such as Activision, Disney, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros. Games or Insomnia.
More than 98% of SAG-AFTRA’s nearly 35,000 voting members authorized the strike. This doesn’t mean a strike by video game actors will happen, but it does give unions the right to call one, which puts pressure on companies. Film actors have been on strike in America for more than two months.
Source : Zing
