SNL editor strike

 

"Saturday Night Live" post-production editors announced plans to go on strike, starting with the NBC show's April 1 broadcast.

  Unless a new deal with NBCUniversal is signed this month, 12-20 members of the show's editing and post-production team will halt work.

  • The editors are seeking new bargaining sessions to address health benefits and "pay inequities."
  • The group is affiliated with the Motion Pictures Editors Guild and is part of IATSE Local 700.
  • According to Variety, "SNL" editors are currently paid at rates far below the industry standard, and current offers from NBCUniversal do not address the gap.
  • Several "SNL" cast members have spoken out in support of the editors; a number of cast members wore shirts reading "Contract Now" during the show's "goodbye" segment on February 4.

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