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SAG-AFTRA is now targeting the gaming industry, pushing for strike action in a bid to secure better compensation for 'gaming performers'.

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[โ€“] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I support this if it's about career VAs, not celebrities that happen to do VA.

[โ€“] Kichae@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

So ultimately, it's about the union, and the celebrities are a key way the union leverages its members to get game studios to sign union contracts.

If studios want the big celebrity actor to say 5 or 6 lines in its game, then they need to sign with SAG-AFTRA, and that means accepting some rather strict restrictions on hiring on-union VAs for the other rolls.