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AFTRA VOTING RESULTS DUE TODAY OR TOMORROW
Tuesday, July 8 2008
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Results of voting by members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on ratification of a new deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are not expected to be announced until late today (Tuesday) or early tomorrow trade reports indicated. Meanwhile, further talks between the Screen Actors Guild and the AMPTP on the AMPTP's final offer were in recess as SAG awaited word on whether the vote would undercut its bargaining power or give it increased leverage.
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SAG, AMPTP AWAIT RESULTS OF AFTRA VOTE
Monday, July 7 2008
Further
talks
between
the
Screen
Actors
Guild
and
the
Alliance
of
Motion
Picture
and
Television
Producers
were
in
de
facto
recess
while
both
sides
awaited
results
of
a
ratification
vote
by
members
of
the
American
Federation
of
Television
and
Radio
Artists
on
their
own
deal
with
the
AMPTP.
At
the
same
time,
SAG
mounted
a
last-ditch
ad
campaign
urging
AFTRA
members
to
vote
down
the
deal.
Meanwhile,
the
Hollywood
Reporter
reported
today
(Monday)
that
some
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DE FACTO STRIKE? WHAT DE FACTO STRIKE?
Friday, July 4 2008
A
spokesman
for
the
semi-official
group
that
coordinates
the
issuance
of
production
permits
for
location
shooting
in
Los
Angeles
has
taken
issue
with
the
Alliance
of
Motion
Picture
and
Television
Producers,
which
said
that
the
impasse
in
negotiations
with
the
Screen
Actors
Guild
had
led
to
a
"de
facto
strike"
in
Hollywood
that
had
virtually
shut
down
motion
picture
production.
Todd
Lindgren
of
FilmL.A.
told
the
Associated
Press
that
in
the
five-week
period
ending
June
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