The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) plans to hold its second picket line tomorrow.
The picket will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, August 15 at Disney Character Voices in Burbank, California, USA.
SAG-AFTRA will be represented by members of the Interactive Media Agreements Negotiating Committee (IMA) along with other SAG-AFTRA members, labor allies and gaming fans.”
“SAG-AFTRA is entering into this agreement so that members working in interactive media (video games) can continue to make a living doing the work they love,” the organization said.
“Our members' work and images are being exploited by artificial intelligence, and video game companies have refused to offer a fair deal that addresses this existential threat.”
SAG-AFTRA voted to strike in late July after failing to reach an agreement with the bargaining group over rights and protection concerns raised by the industry’s exploration of artificial intelligence technologies.
The decision to strike came after SAG-AFTRA’s National Board unanimously agreed to allow its chief negotiator to call an immediate strike at will in an attempt to protect voice actors fighting for job security as more and more studios explore generative AI.