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SAG/AFTRA Union Strike Ends October 23, 2000 A tentative agreement was reached October 22, 2000 between the SAG/AFTRA union and the advertising industry, signaling an end to Hollywood's longest strike ever which began May 1st. The three-year pact between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is subject to a vote of the unions' boards and by the rank and file members. If the boards approve the contract at a meeting Saturday, actors could be back on the sets as early as next Monday. The strike is the first major Hollywood walkout in 12 years. Some believe this is just the beginning for an even larger strike next year involving actors and writers that could shut down TV and movie production for months. The actors will get an across-the-board boost in the pay scale for cable TV ads, as well as guaranteed fees for Internet ads. - Excerpted from News Wires --------------------------------------------------
Lack of Jobs and Union Demands TV, Cable, Internet Commercials At Stake August 18, 2000 LOS ANGELES - A 109 day-old labor strike and lack of roles for Asian American actors brought out one of the largest turn-outs ever at a union labor meeting sponsored by The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG/AFTRA).
Despite sweltering heat within the James Cagney room, SAG's strike center, Asian actors packed the auditorium for three hours to hear from their peers. SAG's latest statistics reveal a continued underrepresentation of Asian American Performers in the media. The discouraging report on the Asian American Performer, was the focal point of the panelists which included James Hong ("The Art of War"), Amy Hill (Comedy Central's "Strip Mall "), Garrett Wang ("Star Trek: Voyager"), writer Chris Young ("Slow Boat to China"), Peter Kwong ("The Golden Child"),
Actor Garrett Wang said that he overcame his own family's objection to his choice of acting as a profession, by working hard at his acting skills and learning the entertainment business to become a professional actor. He cited one other person that he knew had also worked tirelessly at breaking into the field, fellow actor Lucy Liu.
Referring to negative stereotyping of Asians depicted in the media, "I had to take all those 'chinky' roles all these years, I came to Hollywood and have been in the actors union for more than 50 years with high hopes." He inspired and encouraged the audience, primarily comprised of young actors to go out and forge ahead in the industry.
Glenn Hiraoka, an 18 year SAG executive, currently in charge as executive administrator of the commercials contract department gave details on signing more than 1,800 contracts with production companies which have made interim agreements with SAG/AFTRA to operate during the strike covering union standards and benefits governing performers.
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