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Kit Harrison @kitharrison.com · 06/06/2025

Seeing people who refer to SAG or any other labour union as a "mafia" or "bullies" doesnt just strike me as the opinions I'd expect a child to have, but a fundamental depressing misunderstanding of how unions actually function. They exist to give power to people who do not have any individually.

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Melissa Medína @melissamedinavo.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

If you want the world to be a better place you gotta care even when you are not directly affected. Otherwise before you know it, you're directly affected. This culture of "screw you I got mine" has to change.

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Coalition of Dubbing Actors @codaunite.com · 22/05/2025

There are a lot of images being shared by the community, some of which are, unfortunately, not accurate. It does not help anyone to spread misinformation about the Last Best and Final Offer (LBFO) given to membership in regards to the IMA Contract. #voiceover #voiceactors

The Latest “LBFO” IMA offer

We know there are a lot of images and questions circulating regarding the “LBFO”

Let’s discuss some discrepancies we’ve seen & concerns we still have based on what members of Neg Comm have provided

(Please note: This is going to be text heavy)

Regarding DR (Digital Replicas):

There is no such thing as a PCAP DR in the LBFO. Visual DRs are supposed to cover on-camera performances in video games, but the employers still reserve their interpretation of the contract that the only performance capture covered by the IMA is PCAP that has spoken dialogue. They do not consider any “movement-only PCAP” acting and don’t feel that they have to pay motion-only performers under union contracts.

Obviously, the union disagrees with that interpretation of the contract, but the committee has tried to make sure that any proposals in the contract effectively retain each side’s positions on this topic to address it in future negotiations.

Visual DRs only apply to visual performance (face or body) for cinematics, and only for a specific, objectively identifiable performer.

Employers are free to create in-game movement or facial
performance without consent, transparency or compensation.

“Can Suspend Consent During A Strike”

There are five instances in which you would not be able to suspend consent of something that creates new performance, even objectively identifiable as you in-character, during a strike.

i. DR (if prepaid sessions’ worth)
ii. ICDR
iii. Scratch
iv. Multi-game rights
v. Prompting

This could be for one or several of the following reasons:

i. Explicitly carved out (ICDR, scratch)
ii. Because they can prepay you and they get to “use what they’ve paid for” (DR, ICDR, scratch, multi-game rights)
iii. It’s not covered by the contract at all, no consent, transparency, compensation (prompting by ANYTHING other than the actor’s name)

And this could be for sideletter 6 games only (multi-game rights, DR) or even for struck games (ICDR, scratch, prompting).

To be clear, if they pre-pay you for any of your sessions for a DR, then you can’t suspend that pre-paid DR work during a strike for SL6 games. That can greatly reduce the effect of a strike. In TV/Film, even if they pay you ahead of time, you can go on strike and disrupt production. You are then required to go back to work once the strike is over.

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Alex Weitzman @alexweitzman.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

If anyone is seeing some kind of chart supposedly showing the advantages and/or gains for VAs from management’s “last best and final”, you should know the following: - This did not come from the union. - It is DEEPLY misleading. - The fact that it’s circulating now is extremely suspect.

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

The way I feel after playing #DnD is the way I feel after a therapy session: like my brain has been flossed & all the gunk taken out. Ah, friendship, fantasy, taking down corrupt people in power 🌺So liberating 😌

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Game Performance Matters @gpm-official.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

An important message from @samwitwer.bsky.social, Pt 1. Be sure to register for the 5/13 strike update if you can and make your voices heard!

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

My roommate and I are currently watching a Disney auction on our TV like it’s the World Series. This is adulting

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Sena Bryer @senabryer.com · 03/05/2025

Hey. I'm gonna be real. To all the rich VAs saying "this strike needs to end" because your bottom line is starting to hurt: Suck it up. Those of us at the bottom who have a hell of a lot more to lose are running Uber Eats etc to make it through this. The strike will end when we get our deal.

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Help I need LA birthday ideas..day trips, excursions, beaches! 🥹

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺 nywolf.org

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I finished my first crochet project aside from Woobles 🥰 Farmer’s Market, here I come!

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Nikki Petersen @nikki-m.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

My husband and I run a game store and after all the tariff announcements, he decided to write out kind of a "behind the scenes" of how we spend and spill it out for people who don't understand. He's had so many reactions and shares I wanted to bring it here, too.

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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Sometimes in this fast-moving and complex modern world, it’s hard to know what’s right and what’s wrong. But here’s a handy rule of thumb: If you are ever on one side of an issue, and Sesame Street is on the other, YOU’RE the bad guy.

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Ben Diskin @bendiskin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

1) Okay, people, we need to discuss this. SAG-AFTRA is an actor-run, actor-led organization. Here's a crudely-drawn, but accurate guide. See how much of this is UNPAID VOLUNTEER work? Those are actors, volunteering their time and energy at the union.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2025

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The before and after good haircut feeling 🥰

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Ben Diskin @bendiskin.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

1) When an actor is in the midst of negotiating or fighting for better wages/working conditions, you never swoop in and take their role. This is called scabbing and I shouldn't have to explain why that's an atrocious thing to do.

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Do 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 audition 👏🏻 for 👏🏻 roles👏🏻 being 👏🏻 recast They are being recast for a reason, and it is probably because the actor is holding the line or sharing solidarity. Times are tough, I know, but a strike is not the time to build your career. The community is small and word gets around fast.

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kelsey jaffer⚡️they/she @kelatonin.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Guys, if a non union game were to flip union… No, non-union actors *would not* be fired. More details in quoted thread, but basically: 1. NU actors can work on U video games. 2. Reddit is not a reliable source of info on the inner workings of video game contractual proceedings.

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Khoi Dao @khoidaooo.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

*taps the sign with incomprehensible force* Any video game can bring back their FULL voice cast IMMEDIATELY during the strike, once they agree to enforceable AI protections via a SAG interim agreement, and the game CAN still keep its non-union actors after doing so.

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Scott "KaiserNeko" Frerichs @kaiserneko.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I can't emphasize this enough: Do not take the roles of striking actors. Don't fucking do it. Don't use "Well, someone is going to take it! Might as well be me!" as reasoning. You don't *need* to be the person who takes it. You're choosing to be a scab. Don't be a scab.

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Waking up at 5AM just for DND is either the best thing or worst thing for my sleep schedule

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Kristin Reid @kristinmreid.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Ugly cry… 🫶

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Game Performance Matters @gpm-official.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Last week, two voice actors for Hoyoverse game Zenless Zone Zero were recast because they were withholding work due to the SAG-AFTRA Interactive strike. In these videos, we discuss what happened, why the actors chose to withhold work, and what all this has to do with the threat of AI. 1/3

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I’M DOING IT I’M CROCHETING a market bag and am now working on the sides 🥰

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 10/03/2025

Aloy's story is about fighting back against the apocalyptic effects of hubristic tech CEOs whose greed and short sightedness destroyed civilization

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Wayne @shakesfirst.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I think I'm in love.

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Kit Harrison @kitharrison.com · 08/03/2025

As the SAG strike continues, be aware that many US projects may come to the UK to circumvent it. UK actors can’t legally step away from booked work, but for new auditions, be sure to ask questions of your auditions and make informed decisions. The fight for protections from AI is international!

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Jett Barker @jettbarker.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

VERY FUN NEWS! ✨ SAG-AFTRA's Game Jam Waiver is now publicly available!! There's no way I can fit absolutely everything I want to say about it in 300 characters—both about how to use the waiver/why it's so neat + how absurdly grateful I am to the folks who helped make it a thing—but it's SO cool.

Wall of text reading "What's the Game Jam Waiver?" Followed by "It's really cool!! The game jam waiver is a bespoke "child" of the TBA geared toward the development of games created in a pro bono game jam space (i.e. the game is created within the parameters of a game jam, the final product's not monetized, the dev makes no money, the cast makes no money)." It then explains the mechanics of inputting game data into the jam waiver portal (currently not public/in final QA) and getting approval. The TL;DR on the right reads "TL;DR: Is it being made for a jam? Is no one making any money? If yes to both: congrats!! You can use the waiver." At the bottom of the TL;DR is "If ever you want to monetize the game, it would need to transition from the game jam waiver to the full Tiered Budget Agreement."

SAG-AFTRA’s Game Jam Waiver is Now Available!!
6 months of wrangling bureaucracy later…

If you are a game director, team lead, or authorized representative who has spoken with your team/game director/etc. about using SAG-AFTRA's game jam waiver and would like to formally apply to it (which allows for the hiring of both nonunion and union talent onto your project, makes any voice acting for your game compliant with the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, and means your cast can promo even mid-strike once the game's out), the form is NOW AVAILABLE! https://www.docusign.net/Member/PowerFormSigning.aspx?PowerFormId=4968bfd6-aee4-40e9-a15c-91aaf16293bb&env=na1&acct=1a51019c-9a2d-4e97-b327-9df3349eaa2a&v=2

Please note that certain fields on this form are formatted for US-specific addresses; if you are filling out the paperwork for yourself/someone you're authorized to help and you live outside of the United States, fill in the fields to the best of your ability and then write "N/A" in non-applicable fields. When filling out this form as a producer, please include your given name and surname (not a username; non-legal given names are OK). This form's data is not public-facing, but the union does need it for their records.

In terms of "What do I need to do after I submit this?"
Send out a copy of the Game Jam Acknowledgment Form to all performers in your cast (names included can be professional names/doesn't need to be folks' legal - please no usernames)
As a warning: DocuSign's method of downloading gives you the option to download all the docs as a combined PDF or separately. You will want to download them separately, or else the whole of the Tiered Budget Agreement (all 80 pages!) will be included as well.
You do not need to fill out the Final Cast List document; it has been included in the form purely for your reference and records.
File away the copy of the waiver returned to you with SAG-AFTRA staff signoff once you/your contact-person receives it
Have fun making games!

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🎃 Cal Joyal 🎃 @calvinjoyal.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I’d like to take time here to clear up some big common misconceptions about recording from outside the US for a SAG project. As someone who has recorded a LOT of union sessions over the last few years entirely from Canada, I have knowledge that might be helpful for folks, so

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I just started my first big #crochet project and I can tell that yarn shopping is going to be as dangerous to me as DND dice collecting 😬

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Anna 🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Reminder that your local library is FREE and offers ebooks, audiobooks, and online database and newspaper subscriptions! All of these stats are counted, so the more you use it, the more your library can beef up their collection.

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Back on the NY Stage! Join us for an important stage reading of the play, "TO LIFE". I’m so proud to be a part of this cast! The heart, passion, and creativity that has gone into its development has been nothing short of inspiring, & now we’re ready for OFF BROADWAY/BROADWAY! Hope to see you!

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Rowan Jetté Knox 🇨🇦 @mavenofmayhem.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Dear younger trans people, I’m a 40-something trans man with wrinkles and a head of silver hair. I also and have a good life full of people who love me and accept who I am. I just want you to see what being an older trans person can look like. Stay strong and hopeful. 🏳️‍⚧️💜

Rowan sits indoors and holds a mocktail, smiling.

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Game Performance Matters @gpm-official.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Introducing the Community Questions Playlist! Check here for answers to questions about the strike, and if you’ve got something you’d like GPM to cover, fill out the form at gameperformancematters.com youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Community Questions - YouTube

Welcome to the Community Questions playlist! Check here for answers to everything about the strike. If you have a question, fill out our intake form at gamep...

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DJ Mac 🍁 @ccedjm.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Thought for the Day…

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Extremely informative and helpful if, like me, you are concerned about the strike. Zeke & Crispin put all my concerns at ease about why we’re still at the negotiating table last meeting. Ask your questions & express your concerns in a safe environment!

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

A good summary of the deal points and status of the @sagaftra.org strike on #VideoGames. Seeing the solidarity between union, non-Union, FI-Core, and INTERNATIONAL folks has been so uplifting. Stay strong, friends. We’re not done yet, but we’ve come so far. We can do this. 💪🏻

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Jett Barker @jettbarker.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

If you're feeling like auditions are sparse right now: It's the start of the year… In the middle of a critical-priority strike… Coming out of a lengthy period where very little prelay animation was being greenlit… With an absurd volume of layoffs in both gamedev and animation. So…no, it's not you.

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Phones eat first. Especially when Peking Duck is on the table 🤤

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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Seems like a good time to point out that you can download from the library of congress, and it would be worthwhile to download probably as much as you can while you can

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it. Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice. But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word. They aren’t firing for a reason.

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Wow okay so RIP I guess to one of my favorite video game companies who told some of my favorite stories ever 😞 EA really did you wrong over the years, BioWare. Imagine what you could have been

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🎊 新年快乐! Gong Hei Fat Choy! Happy Lunar New Year!! 🎊 This year is the year of the Wood Snake 🐍 A chance to shed one’s skin, embrace new possibilities, & leave behind outdated ways. Something I personally am taking to heart in this New Year. Wishing everyone who celebrates a wonderful New Year! 🧧🎊

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Are there collective places for artists/independent creators to sell and showcase their work that is not Etsy? I feel like I have to go through pages before I find real people/small businesses

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Francesca Calo @francescacalo.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I’m at the stage where I am looking at juicers and how to make my own nut milk (I don’t even drink nut milk!!) while crocheting what is happening to me

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