Fran Drescher

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), an American labor union which represents thousands of media professionals, has announced what it describes as a “groundbreaking AI voice agreement” with artificial intelligence voice technology company Replica Studios. 

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The actors union group SAG-AFTRA has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a potential strike against the games industry. Members were nearly unanimous, with 98.32 per cent of the vote being in favour of a strike — if a strike is necessary.

SAG-AFTRA union members have voted yes to authorize a video game strike. It did so with a 98.72% vote in favor of authorizing a strike on the Interactive Media Agreement that covers its members' work in the games industry. In total, 34,687 members cast ballots, which represents 27.47% of eligible voters, SAG-AFTRA writes in a press release. 

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing actors, broadcast journalists, hosts, voice actors, and other media professionals in the US, has voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against videogame companies including Activision, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, and Take-Two Interactive. The vote does not mean that a strike will be called, but the union hopes it will provide «added leverage» in its negotiations for a new Interactive Media Agreement.

The vote to authorize a potential strike for SAG-AFTRA video game performers passed overwhelmingly.

SAG-AFTRA members have approved a strike authorization vote to enable the union to strike against game companies if deemed necessary.

Yesterday (Monday, September 25), the American labor union, The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike on the Interactive Media Agreement which covers its members’ work on games.

Members of the major SAG-AFTRA acting union have overwhelmingly voted in favour of authorising a potential video game strike.

SAG-AFTRA members have voted in favor of a strike authorization on the Interactive Media agreement that covers the video game works of the member with overwhelming approval.

SAG-AFTRA members have voted 98.32% in favor of authorizing potential video game strike action.

SAG-AFTRA members have voted in favour of the union authorising a strike for video game actors and performers.

SAG-AFTRA members have voted to authorise a new strike against the video game industry, with an overwhelming 98.32 percent in favour. The union claims that 34,687 members cast ballots, representing 24.49 percent of eligible voters. Bear in mind that this authorisation does not guarantee the strike will happen, but that the union members are serious about stopping work if the unions fail to reach a fair agreement with the companies. The voting period began on September 5 and ended on Monday, September 25, ahead of new negotiations that kickstart on September 26 (PT). If it goes through, this would mark the second video game strike since a similar action took place in 2016 — lasting nearly a year.

Labor union SAG-AFTRA is calling on members to vote in favor of strike authorization.

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has called on union members to support a strike authorization vote so its negotiators will have more leverage when dealing with game companies.

SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents a number of voice actors and performers plying their trade in the game industry, has called for strike action.

The SAG-AFTRA entertainment union's national board has voted unanimously to authorize strikes for its video game industry personnel. 

The national board of actors' union SAG-AFTRA has sent a strike authorization vote to members over the renegotiation of its Interactive Media Agreement. The potential strike would affect voice acting and motion capture work for major publishers in the industry.

SAG-AFTRA, the union for US actors, is moving towards a potential strike against video game publishers, it’s announced.

Actors' union SAG-AFTRA have voted "unanimously" to send a strike authorisation vote to its members, ahead of resuming negotiations with video game companies including Activision, Epic and Take Two. The vote could extend the actors's strike which has shut down filming on film and television productions to the video game industry.

The media artists union SAG-AFTRA has voted to expand its ongoing Hollywood strike to encompass the games industry.

The SAG-AFTRA strike that has brought several Hollywood productions to a standstill could extend to the video game industry.

While SAG-AFTRA and its actors already have one strike underway against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), it is now seeking a second strike that would go against major video game companies for how they treat their performers.

If you've shown any interest in the film and TV industry over this past few months, you'll no doubt be aware of the ongoing strikes orchestrated by The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) and The Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). Members from both unions have been protesting against large companies such as Netflix, Warner, and more for months over unfair wages and the unregulated use of AI jeopardising job security and reducing opportunities.

The news comes ahead of an upcoming meeting between the union and multiple game companies.