Marathon talks, no deal yet

November 21, 2008 A marathon meeting between SAG and the AMPTP on Thursday -- the first session in five months -- gave Hollywood some hope but no relief from its labor pains. Whether they were bargaining, posturing or working to establish the framework for a deal, just the fact that the actors union and studio talked substantively was the most positive development since talks broke off in June. The group struck deals with the DGA, WGA, the Teamsters-repped casting directors and casting associates and AFTRA (two deals with them, in fact), leaving SAG as the lone Hollywood guild without a contract.

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