Jeremy Renner made his first late night US television appearance since his serious snowplough incident on New Year’s Day.
24.03.2023 - 00:35 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live’s editorial crew has said Yes in a big way to their first ever union contract at the Lorne Michaels-led late nighter.
Five days after the Editors Guild and NBCUniversal reached a tentative deal to advert an April 1 strike, the 20+ strong SNL editorial crew unanimously voted last night to ratify the agreement. The post-production team and guild reps met virtual on Wednesday for the vote, I hear.
“The solidarity and bravery of this crew are just so impressive,” says Cathy Repola, National Executive Director of Editors Guild of the vote and the team upon ratification of the inaugural deal. “They fought not just to improve their own working lives; they have also set a standard that will benefit all those who follow in their footsteps at this TV comedy institution,” the union leader added.
“It was an honor to work with them on reaching this significant agreement.”
Unveiled on March 17 after about a week of last ditch and sometimes tense talks during the most recent SNL hiatus, the deal is effective immediately. Heading back to work for SNL’s April Fool’s Day (no bad jokes please if you can) return with Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson hosting, the agreement will see the editorial crew gaining initial pay bounces of 7.5% to 33.5%
The nearly two-dozen employees, who work on SNL’s pre-taped video shorts, parodies and other non-live segments, linked up with the 9,000-member Editors Guild last fall. Lacking a union contract, the guild entered talks with NBCU soon after, but the process was a constant stop and start. A strike deadline of April 1 unveiled in early March finally saw the corporate wheels get in motion with substantial talks, and last week’s deal.
Along with pay raises up to 60% over
Jeremy Renner made his first late night US television appearance since his serious snowplough incident on New Year’s Day.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor The post-production crew at NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” unanimously ratified their first-ever union contract, a deal that will offer immediate pay boosts for all members of the unit and will avert a strike deadline the members had set for April 1st. The vote took place during a Wednesday night meeting of the crew and Editors Guild representatives. The contract now goes into effect immediately and runs until the summer of 2026. “The solidarity and bravery of this crew are just so impressive,” said Cathy Repola, National Executive Director of the Editors Guild. “They fought not just to improve their own working lives; they have also set a standard that will benefit all those who follow in their footsteps at this TV comedy institution. It was an honor to work with them on reaching this significant agreement.”