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Perspective

Apr. 8, 2009

Actors Strike a Deal, but Is a New Compensation System on the Horizon?

TroyGould attorney Jonathan Handel dissects the recent deal struck between ad agencies and the actors unions.

By Jonathan Handel

Score one for labor. SAG and AFTRA jointly reached a deal last week with the advertising industry, retaining the current lucrative compensation structure for broadcast network commercials, and largely resisting the industry's attempt to reduce pension and health contributions. Solidarity, it seems, makes a difference. In the words of a labor-side source close to the talks, "the unions effectively won."

The industry's chief negotiator, Doug Wo...

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