Fran Drescher, the President of SAG-AFTRA, expressed frustration, stating, “Here we go again! Now our Interactive (Video Game) Agreement is at a stalemate too. Once again, we are facing employer greed and disrespect. Once again, artificial intelligence is putting our members in jeopardy of reducing their opportunity to work. And once again, SAG-AFTRA is standing up to tyranny on behalf of its members.”
While the authorization vote itself does not immediately trigger a strike, it empowers the SAG-AFTRA board to declare a strike if video game companies fail to negotiate to the union’s satisfaction. The vote precedes upcoming contract negotiations with several video game companies, including Activision, EA, Epic Games, Insomniac Games, Take 2 Productions, and Warner Brothers Games.
