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Hollywood video game performers authorize strike if labor talks fail

Video game voice actors and motion capture performers have voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a new labor contract fail. The SAG-AFTRA agreement covering video game performers expired last November and has been extended on a monthly basis as the union negotiated with major video game companies.
SAG-AFTRA is seeking wage increases for video game performers, saying their pay has not kept pace with inflation. The union will be negotiating with large video game companies, including Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Formosa Interactive, and others.
The union is also seeking more protections for the motion-capture performers. Contract talks between SAG-AFTRA and gaming companies will begin on Tuesday.

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Reuters

Hollywood's video game performers authorize strike if labor talks fail

Video game voice actors and motion capture performers have voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a new labor contract fail, setting the stage for another possible work stoppage in Hollywood.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Hollywood video game actors vote to strike if talks fail

‘It’s time for the video game companies to stop playing games and get serious’

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Washington Post

game performers authorize strike ahead of pay talks

Voice actors and performers who work in the video-game industry voted to authorize a strike ahead of contract negotiations this week.

2 months ago

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Channel News Asia

Video game performers prepared to strike for more pay, protections

LOS ANGELES : Cissy Jones isn't asking to be paid millions of dollars to give video games their voice, but the actor, and others like her performing under a Screen Actors Guild's video game contract say they need more money to cope with rising costs of living. "We haven't had a raise in five years, four

2 months ago·Singapore

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The Hill

SAG-AFTRA votes for strike against video game makers

SAG-AFTRA, a union representing many Hollywood actors, said its members have voted in favor of launching a strike against video game companies, a move that comes amid the group’s broader strike against film and TV studios. In a statement Tuesday, the union said that about 98 percent of its members voted in favor of authorizing…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Los Angeles Times

SAG-AFTRA members vote to authorize strike against video game companies

SAG-AFTRA has been negotiating its video game contract, or Interactive Media Agreement, for nearly a year. The authorization vote doesn't initiate a strike.

2 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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