Hollywood Stars propose $150 million payment to end SAG-AFTRA strike

Washington. Some of Hollywood’s top stars, such as George Clooney and Scarlett Johansson, have proposed paying up to $150 million over the next three years to the US Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) to end the strike that They have been in place since July 14.

The proposal, revealed on Thursday by the Deadline website, has been rejected by the president of SAG-AFTRA, Fran Drescher, considering that it is not compatible with the collective agreement that the union wants to achieve with the studios.

Clooney, Johansson, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck and Tyler Perry, among others, have offered to eliminate the limit on union contributions made by Hollywood’s highest-paid stars, currently set at $1 million, to increase funds for pensions and benefits. sanitary.

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The actors estimate that the measure would allow SAG-AFTRA to receive $50 million more per year, or $150 million over three years.

“We have offered to eliminate contribution limits, which would mean about 50 million a year for the union. More than 150 million in the next three years,” Clooney explained in statements to Deadline.

The actor added that Hollywood stars consider that “it is fair” that they pay more to the union and that the proposal is a sign that “they are united” and that they want to find formulas to reduce wage differences.

Drescher thanked the “generous proposal,” but in a video message posted on Instagram he noted that legally only companies can contribute to workers’ pensions and health benefit funds.

2023-10-21 16:43:19
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