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US video game performers announce strike over ongoing AI concerns
Video game performers within US union SAG-AFTRA have voted to go on strike beginning Friday, 26th July, after "more tha…
SAG-AFTRA members initially voted in favour of (but ultimately did not take) strike action last September, after the union failed to reach a consensus with video game producers - including Activision, Warner Bros, EA, Take-Two, and Disney - while attempting to negotiate a successor to the Interactive Media Agreement - which covers members' work on video games. At the time, SAG-AFTRA said companies had refused to offer acceptable terms on critical issues, including wages in-line with inflation, protections around exploitative uses of AI, and job safety. Watch on YouTube Then, this March, SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland confirmed the strike was still likely to go ahead after the union had failed to reach a deal with companies regarding AI protections.
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