New Delhi:- Major film and television studios are offering Hollywood actors more than $1 billion in pay increases and expanded benefits until the SAG-AFTRA union calls for a strike last week, a group representing media companies said Monday.
The Motion Picture and Television Producers Alliance (AMPTP), which is negotiating on behalf of Netflix, Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and others, said SAG-AFTRA "continues to misinterpret the negotiations" as Stated.
SAG-AFTRA went on strike last Thursday after union negotiators said they could not agree with studios on a new three-year contract with increased benefits and restrictions on the use of images by artificial intelligence.
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“The deal, which SAG-AFTRA revoked on July 12, is valued at more than $1 billion in wage increases, pension and health insurance contributions, and residual increases, and includes unique protections throughout its three-year term, including explicit respect for AI,” AMPTP said in a statement.
"It is dishonest at best to claim that SAG-AFTRA is not meeting the needs of member states," AMPTP added.
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Early Monday morning, SAG-AFTRA, which represents more than 160,000 actors, stunt performers and more, released a detailed list of its proposals and studio responses under the headline "We are fighting for the survival of the profession."
Among other things, SAG-AFTRA called for a general wage increase of 11% in the first year of the contract to compensate for inflation. According to the union, the studio responded with an offer of 5%.
Also Read:- Actors and Writers on Strike as AI Hits in AmericaThe Hollywood actors were offered a pay of more than $1 Million with some expanded benefits until the strike was called by the SAG-AFTRA which represents the media companies who said on Monday.