Studios ratchet up pressure on SAG

July 09, 2008 The AMPTP sent letters to city, county and state elected officials, scolding SAG for delaying AFTRA's deal and warning of the economic consequences if the guild fails to make an agreement. With the clock ticking, SAG essentially either has to accept the AMPTP's final offer and send it to its membership for ratification by Aug. 1 or decide to throw caution to the wind and continue to stand firm on its demands. In a response to the retroactive aspect, SAG said "As management knows, and as we have often stated, the Screen Actors Guild national negotiating committee's goal is to bargain a fair contract for our members."

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