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After voting closed on Monday, the SAG-AFTRA union said 98.32% of those who cast ballots had voted in favor of authorizing a strike. The writers union reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios on Sunday. 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. In particular with AI, because right now there aren’t any protections,” Ashly Burch, “Horizon Zero Dawn” video game voice actor, told Reuters. The union will be negotiating with large video game companies, including Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O), Electronic Arts (EA.O), Epic Games, Formosa Interactive and others.

Persons: Mike Blake, ” Ashly Burch, Burch, AFTRA, “, Audrey Cooling, Danielle Broadway, Himani Sarkar, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, SAG, Hollywood, Guild of America, Reuters, Activision, Electronic Arts, Epic, Formosa Interactive, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Hollywood

[1/2] SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Warner Bros. 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. As earnings climbed, video game company staff beyond the performers covered by SAG-AFTRA have been unionizing for the first time this year. In July, Sega workers formed the largest multi-department video game union in the United States, after Microsoft's video game testers formed their first U.S. labor union in January. For video game performers, the union is also calling for more safety measures for motion capture performers, who wear markers or sensors on the skin or a body suit to help game makers create characters' movements.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Cissy Jones, Jones, Delilah, AFTRA, Audrey Cooling, Ashly Burch, Danielle Broadway, Donna Bryson Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Warner Bros ., REUTERS, Campo Santo, SAG, Hollywood, Guild of America, PlayStation, Sony, Sega, Disney, Activision, EA, Epic Games, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, United States

☆ SAG-AFTRA requests approval to strike against video game companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —SAG-AFTRA’s National Board is unanimously seeking permission from union members to strike against a number of video game makers ahead of negotiations resuming later this month. The union’s initial contract with major video game companies, the Interactive Media Agreement, was extended past its initial expiration date last fall as SAG-AFTRA “negotiated with the companies for critical terms (members) need,” the union said Friday in a news release. Eligible SAG-AFTRA members will be able to vote on authorizing a strike until September 25 at 5 p.m. PT, the evening before discussions resume. “The interactive nature of games are built upon the use of such technologies,” a source familiar with the companies’ negotiations told CNN. We’re not trying to upend the way video games are made,” the negotiator said.

Persons: AFTRA “, “, ” Fran Drescher, AFTRA, ”, Audrey Cooling, Duncan Crabtree, We’re Organizations: New, New York CNN, SAG, AFTRA’s, Interactive, Alliance, Television Producers, CNN, “, Activision, Epic Games, WB Games, WB, Warner Bros . Locations: New York

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