SAG-AFTRA Has Laid Off Over 100 Employees Since Start of Pandemic
The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on Hollywood labor continue to take form as the number of SAG-AFTRA employees laid off crossed 100 this week, according to state filings. Notices sent by the actors guild to the California and New York labor departments show that 108 employees — roughly 20% of its total workforce — have been permanently laid off, with 60 coming from SAG-AFTRA’s Los Angeles headquarters. The guild’s New York headquarters laid off 38 employees back in May, with an additional 10 layoffs expected by the end of this week. The layoffs have been anticipated by the guild for months, dating back to the release of its annual budget on April 30. Expecting severe losses in revenue as the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down much of the entertainment industry, SAG-AFTRA leadership said that its budget for the 2021 fiscal year would “remove redundant positions” and furlough any employees whose work has been eliminated by production shutdowns. Also Read: NBCUniversal Begins Layoffs Ahead of Another 2020 Reorganization A spokesperson for SAG-AFTRA said that the guild had attempted to keep layoffs to a minimum during the early months of the pandemic but was forced to make many permanent after a...
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