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SAG Rejects Game Contract

Posted by Zonk on from the here-we-go-again dept.

Reuters is reporting that the Screen Actor's Guild has rejected the contract with the Games Industry, despite earlier signs negotiations would be successful. From the article: "The Screen Actors Guild's bitter infighting claimed another victim Tuesday as members of the national executive committee voted to reject the recently negotiated video game contract against the wishes of members and the negotiating committee. It is believed to be the first time in the union's 72-year history that board members have used the routine approval process to overrule the unanimous recommendations of a negotiating committee."

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  1. Screw 'em by LSD-OBS · · Score: 3, Interesting

    http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000EEC0 A-7032-1E6E-A98A809EC5880105
    Their future doesn't look too bright.

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    Today's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why. -- Hunter S. Thompson
  2. Re:More Mon-ay more mon-ay by twl1973 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    By RTFA you can see that there are two separate groups in SAG that are going at it therefore the deal fell through. The Restore Respect is the group that has the president of SAG (Melissa Gilbert) as its head. MembershipFirst! is the group that doesn't want the president of SAG in power. So they split over everything as MembershipFirst! wants to toss Melissa Gilbert out of power. By ruining the deal MembershipFirst! can point at Restore Respect as not getting things done for the rank and file.