<p>Major film and television studios offered Hollywood actors more than $1 billion in higher compensation and enhanced benefits before the SAG-AFTRA union called a strike last week, a group that represents media companies said on Monday.</p>.<p>The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which negotiates on behalf of Netflix Inc, Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros Discovery and others, said SAG-AFTRA "continues to mischaracterize the negotiations."</p>.<p>SAG-AFTRA called a strike last Thursday after union negotiators said they were unable to reach an agreement with studios on a new three-year contract with higher benefits and limits on the use of their images by artificial intelligence.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/netflix-shielded-from-hollywood-strike-by-global-crew-strong-pipeline-1237870.html">Netflix shielded from Hollywood strike by global crew, strong pipeline</a></strong></p>.<p>"The deal that SAG-AFTRA walked away from on July 12 is worth more than $1 billion in wage increases, pension and health contributions and residual increases and includes first-of-their-kind protections over its three-year term, including expressly with respect to AI," the AMPTP said in a statement.</p>.<p>"For SAG-AFTRA to assert that we have not been responsive to the needs of its membership is disingenuous at best," the AMPTP added.</p>.<p>Earlier on Monday, SAG-AFTRA, which represents more than 160,000 actors, stunt performers and others, issued a detailed list of its proposals, and what it said were the studios' responses, under the title "We're fighting for the survival of our profession."</p>.<p>Among them, SAG-AFTRA said it asked for an 11% general wage increase in the first year of the contract to make up for inflation. The union said the studios countered with an offer of 5 per cent.</p>.<p>"We moved on some things, but from day one they wouldn’t meaningfully engage on the most critical issues," SAG-AFTRA said.</p>.<p>The actors have joined members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), which went on strike May 2 after failing to reach a deal with the AMPTP. </p>
<p>Major film and television studios offered Hollywood actors more than $1 billion in higher compensation and enhanced benefits before the SAG-AFTRA union called a strike last week, a group that represents media companies said on Monday.</p>.<p>The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which negotiates on behalf of Netflix Inc, Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros Discovery and others, said SAG-AFTRA "continues to mischaracterize the negotiations."</p>.<p>SAG-AFTRA called a strike last Thursday after union negotiators said they were unable to reach an agreement with studios on a new three-year contract with higher benefits and limits on the use of their images by artificial intelligence.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/netflix-shielded-from-hollywood-strike-by-global-crew-strong-pipeline-1237870.html">Netflix shielded from Hollywood strike by global crew, strong pipeline</a></strong></p>.<p>"The deal that SAG-AFTRA walked away from on July 12 is worth more than $1 billion in wage increases, pension and health contributions and residual increases and includes first-of-their-kind protections over its three-year term, including expressly with respect to AI," the AMPTP said in a statement.</p>.<p>"For SAG-AFTRA to assert that we have not been responsive to the needs of its membership is disingenuous at best," the AMPTP added.</p>.<p>Earlier on Monday, SAG-AFTRA, which represents more than 160,000 actors, stunt performers and others, issued a detailed list of its proposals, and what it said were the studios' responses, under the title "We're fighting for the survival of our profession."</p>.<p>Among them, SAG-AFTRA said it asked for an 11% general wage increase in the first year of the contract to make up for inflation. The union said the studios countered with an offer of 5 per cent.</p>.<p>"We moved on some things, but from day one they wouldn’t meaningfully engage on the most critical issues," SAG-AFTRA said.</p>.<p>The actors have joined members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), which went on strike May 2 after failing to reach a deal with the AMPTP. </p>