Sep 22, 2023
Last month, SAG-AFTRA’s National Board voted unanimously to send
a strike authorization vote to SAG-AFTRA members for their ongoing
negotiations with signatory video game companies and the
Interactive Media Agreement. Despite earning a staggering $19
billion in revenue in 2022, these video game companies refuse to
pay the voice and performance capture artists a living wage or even
offer these talented performers basic protections against the
exploitive use of AI. In this panel discussion, host SAG-AFTRA
Executive Vice President Ben Whitehair talks to a panel of experts
that includes Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee
Chair Sarah Elmaleh, Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating
Committee members Zeke Alton and Andi Norris, SAG-AFTRA National
Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland,
and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Ray
Rodriguez. **The views expressed by the guests are their own and
not that of SAG-AFTRA. Any mention of products or services does not
imply SAG-AFTRA’s endorsement.