> The studios have said multiple times that this is not true. Rather this is a fear that the union brought up, not an actual request from the studios. Incorrec

> The studios have said multiple times that this is not true. Rather this is a fear that the union brought up, not an actual request from the studios. Incorrect. The current contracts (and relevant laws) arguably[0] allow this already. Actors want to explicitly prohibit it, and the studios have said they want to preserve that option. Whether or not the studios are claiming they want to exercise that option is irrelevant; their insistence on maintaining that option is one of the core sticking points of the entire strike. https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PROPOSALS.pdf https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PROPOSALS.pd... [0] Actors claim it is already prohibited by the existing contracts, and AMPTP claims it is not.