Some of the main Hollywood stars, such as George Clooney or Scarlett Johansson, have proposed paying up to 150 million dollars over the next three years to the Screen Actors Guild of the United States (SAG-AFTRA, in English) to end the strike they have been holding since July 14.
The proposal, which was revealed by the website Deadline, he refused president of SAG-AFTRAFran Drescher, finding it incompatible with the collective agreement the union wants to reach with the studios.
Clooney, Johansson, Emma Stone, Ben Affleck or Tyler Perry, Among other things, they offered to lift the cap on union contributions made by Hollywood’s highest-paid stars, currently set at $1 million, to increase funding for pensions and health benefits.
Stakeholders estimate that the measure would allow SAG-AFTRA to receive $50 million more annually, or $150 million over three years.
“We offered to lift the contribution limit, which For the union, this would mean about 50 million a year. More than 150 million over the next three years,” Clooney explained in a statement to Deadline.
The actor added that they are stars hollywood coThey think it is “fair” to pay more to the union and that the proposal is a sign that they are “unified” and want to find formulas to reduce the wage gap.
Drescher thanked the “generous proposal” but noted in a video message posted on Instagram that legally only companies can contribute to employee pensions and health funds.
Source: Panama America
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