AMPTP AS PER WEB SITE 9/2

BREAKING NEWS
September 2, 2008

Statement of the AMPTP

SAG's mass postcard mailing is designed to give SAG negotiators the answer they want to hear - and only the answer they want to hear. The two questions on the postcard "poll" are written in a completely one-sided way, characterizing the June 30 final offer as unfair. The 12 pages of material accompanying the postcard are just as one-sided and are filled with misrepresentations. For example, SAG's negotiators continue to insist that talks are ongoing. The facts are exactly the opposite: No informal negotiations regarding SAG's TV/Theatrical contract have been going on, and for SAG's negotiators to suggest otherwise is to intentionally mislead the membership. AMPTP has made the new media template work for directors, writers and actors (in two separate AFTRA agreements), and all have now gone back to work. It's long past time for SAG members to begin enjoying the higher wages, plan contributions, streaming and other new media residuals already being paid to other Guild members.