Dispute over collective agreements in Hollywood
The 120,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) have been working without a collective bargaining agreement since June. Now, the power struggle within the Hollywood actors’ union is also being played out in court.
The 120,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) union have been working without a collective agreement since June. Now the power struggle in the Hollywood actors' association is also being fought out in court. Union president Alan Rosenberg has lodged an appeal against the dismissal of his managing director Doug Allen.
At the end of January, the Board of Directors fired Allen, who was known as a hardliner, in order to appoint a negotiating partner who was more willing to compromise, as talks with the major studios had reached an impasse.
But Rosenberg and Allen "are so desperate to hold onto their power that they're willing to burn their own house down," said New York labor union president Sam Freed, who is among the defendants, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
In the meantime, the union leadership, led by Rosenberg, had even wanted to put a strike to the vote, but the plan met with massive internal resistance.
At the end of January, the Board of Directors fired Allen, who was known as a hardliner, in order to appoint a negotiating partner who was more willing to compromise, as talks with the major studios had reached an impasse.
But Rosenberg and Allen "are so desperate to hold onto their power that they're willing to burn their own house down," said New York labor union president Sam Freed, who is among the defendants, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
In the meantime, the union leadership, led by Rosenberg, had even wanted to put a strike to the vote, but the plan met with massive internal resistance.
