STRUCK WORK

OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Codified Basic Agreement and Television Agreement
STRIKE NOTICE AND ORDER
To All Members of SAG-AFTRA

The National Board has declared a strike of all covered services under the Producer - SAG-AFTRA Codified Basic Agreement and SAG-AFTRA Television Agreements and their related agreements (“TV/Theatrical Contracts”) and instructs all SAG-AFTRA members to cease rendering all services and performing all work covered by the TV/Theatrical Contracts. The strike extends to productions covered by any of the following agreements, effective at 12:01 AM Pacific Time, July 14, 2023:
 

• Producer-SAG-AFTRA Codified Basic Agreement

• SAG-AFTRA Television Agreement (includes New Media)

• SAG-AFTRA New Media Agreement for High Budget Original or Derivative Programs

• Special New Media Agreements

• Low Budget Theatrical Agreement (LBA)

• Moderate Low Budget Project Agreement (MPA)

• Ultra Low Budget Project Agreement (UPA)
   

Members may be able to work on projects produced by non-AMPTP-related production companies under these agreements if such projects qualify for an Interim Agreement. A list of projects adhered to an Interim Agreement will be posted at sagaftrastrike.org.
 

Except as set forth in the Notice to Members Regarding Non-Struck Work, ALL COVERED SERVICES AND PERFORMING WORK UNDER THE TV/THEATRICAL CONTRACTS MUST BE WITHHELD, including, but not limited to:
 

• Principal on camera work, such as:

  • Acting

  • Singing

  • Dancing

  • Performing stunts

  • Piloting on-camera aircraft

  • Puppeteering

  • Performance capture or motion capture work;

• Principal off camera work, such as:

  • ADR/Looping

  • TV Trailers (promos) and Theatrical Trailers

  • Voice Acting

  • Singing

  • Narration, including audio descriptive services covered by the TV/Theatrical Contracts

  • Stunt coordinating and related services

• Background work

• Stand-in work

• Photo and/or body doubles

• Fittings, wardrobe tests, and makeup tests

• Rehearsals and camera tests

• Scanning

• Interviews and auditions (including via self-tape)

• Promotion of/publicity services for work under the TV/Theatrical Contracts, such as:

  • Tours

  • Personal appearances

  • Interviews

  • Conventions

  • Fan expos

  • Festivals

  • For your consideration events

  • Panels

  • Premieres/screenings

  • Award shows

  • Junkets

  • Podcast appearances

  • Social media

  • Studio showcases

• Negotiating and/or entering into and/or consenting to:

  • An agreement to perform covered services in the future

  • Any new agreement related to merchandising connected to a covered project

  • The creation and use of digital replicas, including through the reuse of prior work

• Performing on a trailer for a struck production or other ancillary content connected to a struck production
   

*To ensure compliance with the rule to withhold all covered services, members who are also employed in non-performing capacities should consult with SAG-AFTRA by emailing SAGAFTRAstrike@sagaftra.org. To the extent prohibited under applicable law, SAG-AFTRA will not discipline members for purely non-covered work done in other non-performing capacities.

In addition to the withholding of all covered services, the following rules shall apply for the duration of the strike:
 

1. Members must not cross SAG-AFTRA picket lines, subject to the exceptions outlined in SAG-AFTRA’s Notice Regarding Non-Struck Work.

2. Members must instruct their agent and/or other representatives to discontinue conducting negotiations on their behalf with the studios, streamers and networks for covered services.

3. Members must inform SAG-AFTRA of all strikebreaking activity by emailing SAGAFTRAstrike@sagaftra.org.

4. Members are also bound by any rules or interpretations set forth in the FAQs relating to this Strike Notice and Order. FAQs will be available shortly at https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/member-faqs.
    

NOTICE TO NON-MEMBERS: Any non-member seeking future membership in SAG-AFTRA who performs covered services for a struck company during the strike will not be admitted into membership in SAG-AFTRA.