AFTRA opens talks with studios

May 08, 2008 A last-ditch effort by SAG to keep negotiations alive with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers was shuttered Wednesday by sister union AFTRA, which refused to postpone for a third time its scheduled talks with the producers. Meanwhile, AFTRA and the AMPTP sat down Wednesday at 2 p.m. for the first time to negotiate its primetime TV contract, which includes primetime dramas and sitcoms. In a joint statement, AFTRA and the AMPTP said, "At the start of the talks, both parties expressed their desire to engage in open, productive discussions that will hopefully lead to a resolution that makes sense for both AFTRA and the industry."

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