Just grabbing a few articles here about the possible SAG strike.
Studios Preparing for Summer SAG Strike - Rotten Tomatoes
Will 'Ugly Betty' and others strike for SAG? - LA Times
These are the best links that I've found.
What Do The Actors Want1.) What the Producers want.You have to ask? They want to keep the money.
2.) What the Screen Actors want.Among other things, they want more residuals and they want income from Web streaming and new media outlets. This fight isn't about any actor whose name you've ever heard of. It's about the working actor whose kids need orthodontia, and who just stays ahead of the bills with voice work and the occasional TV episode or movie gig.
3.) What AFTRA wants.Reportedly, a lot less. And AFTRA and the Producers are scheduled to sit down on May 7th. If the Producers can make a low-ball deal with the less ballsy AFTRA, they won't grant more goodies to SAG. Like Humphrey Bogart said, "When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it!"
For another thing, 75 percent of SAG members would have to vote YES on Proposition Strike. That's 90,000 people who work sporadically in the best of times, and who, due to the WGA strike, have already experienced recent work stoppage. Clooney and Pitt may be able and willing to absorb a further income hit this year, but your average actor is just trying to stay in the middle class. The issues of Web revenues and residuals will come to a head sometime though, and if not this year, that means putting it off until the next contract negotiations in 2011. So far, it looks like next time. By Monday, SAG had modified its residuals demands and caved on raises for guest stars.
What're the odds? 3-1 SAG negotiators make a deal.Will the Actors Strike? - Oddsmakers
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