Screen Actors Guild calls for end to private meetings in hotel rooms

Union issues guideline urging film and TV industry to curb meetings in ‘high-risk locations’ in the wake of Harvey Weinstein allegationsThe Screen Actors Guild has called for an end to private meetings in “high-risk locations” in the wake of a string of sexual assault allegations in Hollywood.Sag-Aftra, the labor union for actors in film and television, has issued a guideline calling on producers and executives to avoid arranging meetings in hotel rooms or private residences.

The document notes that “misconduct … often occurs outside of the formal workplace setting”.

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