AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA to Commence Negotiations Under Press Blackout

LOS ANGELES, (May 2, 2014) -- In a joint statement issued today, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and SAG-AFTRA announced they will commence negotiations on successor agreements to the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical contracts on Monday, May 5, 2014. The talks will take place at the AMPTP headquarters in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

The lead negotiator for the AMPTP will be President Carol Lombardini. SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard will chair the union's negotiating committee and National Executive Director David White will serve as SAG-AFTRA's chief negotiator.

The parties also announced that the upcoming negotiations will be conducted under a formal news blackout. We have no further comment at this time.