SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP Pause Contract Talks With No Deal, Will Resume Before June Deadline

SAG-AFTRA and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have not yet reached a deal on a new TV/theatrical labor contract and will pause talks to allow the studios to begin negotiations with the Writers Guild of America this week. The actors guild and studio labor reps said in a joint statement Sunday evening that they plan to resume talks later this spring prior to the expiration of the existing mutual bargaining agreement on June 30. "SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP completed productive bargaining sessions, including going several days beyond what was originally planned. While we will . . .