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Monday, October 30, 2000

Actors' strike is officially over

Advertisers compromise with TV, radio commercial workers' unions

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Representatives of television and radio commercial actors voted Saturday night to go back to work, ending a six-month strike against advertisers that was the longest talent walkout in Hollywood history.
   Actors can audition and attend calls starting today, said Screen Actors Guild spokesman Greg Krizman.
   "We know there are a lot of pent-up demands," he said.
   The vote by about 150 members of the boards of SAG and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists was nearly unanimous, Krizman said.
   The boards voted to end their stop-work order, endorse an agreement worked out with advertisers last weekend and send the deal to members who will cast their votes by mail.
   Because rank-and-file reaction so far has been positive, Krizman said, the three-year contracts should be official by the end of November.
   The industry agreed to continue to give actors residual payments when their ads run on network television.
   The unions gave up their demand to spread the residual system to cable TV stations.
   The advertising industry also agreed to recognize the union's jurisdiction in Internet ads, which had been a contentious issue.
  

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