Pow-Wow to Reconvene Monday

by suzyquzy Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:24 am

TV GUIDE

« Today's News: Our Take SAG and Studios Pow-Wow, Set to Reconvene Monday

Following the AMPTP's tendering of a "final offer" to SAG on Monday, the two parties met on Wednesday, at the actors union's request. As their contract expired midnight June 30, SAG had requested more time to examine the latest deal.

On Wednesday, the groups met for a Q&A session about the offer, which the AMPTP says offers more than $250 million in additional compensation for SAG members over the next three years. After a four-hour meeting, SAG asked for a few more days to parse the pact, with a plan to reconvene with producers Monday for a final decision (we hope). According to the AMPTP, no further pow-wows have been planned.

The consensus among Hollywood insiders is that SAG may be compelled to accept the deal, if only because securing a strike vote from the required 75 percent of its members is unlikely.

With Monday as perhaps the official final moment of truth, which way do you think SAG will go? — Anna Dimond