As talks between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP continue this week, actors are getting a head start on picket planning should negotiations end in a stalemate at midnight on July 12 and lead to a double strike alongside the Writers Guild.
It comes after SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP agreed Friday to extend their current film and TV contract to allow bargaining on a new deal to continue. Sources indicate there were talks last weekend as well as on Monday.
On Wednesday, the organization sent out a survey to members asking them how they'd like to volunteer in the event of a walkout.
Deadline has also learned that actors are also working on picket signs and ordering T-shirts, and putting together a list of lot captains and coordinators. The WGA captains and coordinators have been the logistical backbone of the writers strike, now in its 65th day, organizing each day’s actions outside studios across Los Angeles and New York City.
Although SAG-AFTRA has yet to officially reach out to the WGA to discuss plans and logistics, Deadline understands that a number of WGA members have individually offered to help SAG-AFTRA captains and coordinators should the occasion arise. It is expected that SAG-AFTRA will join the WGA at established studio picket sites, which would require the writers to also add one more staffer at each location. >>>SAG-AFTRA Weekend Email
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