Hollywood Actors’ strike ends after 118 days
SAG-AFTRA ended strike after approval of tentative contract
VIDEO: Hollywood actors celebrate the deal that was announced between the actors union SAG-AFTRA and the Hollywood studios to end a months-long strike that has crippled the entertainment industry, delayed hundreds of popular shows and films, and cost billions to the US economy. pic.twitter.com/5yxLObDREF
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 10, 2023
“In a unanimous vote this afternoon, the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Committee approved a tentative agreement with the AMPTP bringing an end to the 118-day strike,” the union said Wednesday in a statement.
While the new contract must still be ratified by SAG-AFTRA membership, the union announced the strike will end Thursday at 12:01 a.m.
In a letter to members, SAG-AFTRA said the deal “includes ‘above-pattern’ minimum compensation increases, unprecedented provisions for consent and compensation that will protect members from the threat of AI, and for the first time establishes a streaming participation bonus.”
The union also said it had secured increases to its pension and health caps and “outsize compensation increases for background performers.”
Earlier in the week. SAG-AFTRA, which represents roughly 160,000 performers, on social media that it was pushing to “bring this strike to an end responsibly,”
Dear #SagAftraMembers:
This morning our negotiators formally responded to the AMPTP’s “Last, Best & Final” offer.
Please know every member of our TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee is determined to secure the right deal and thereby bring this strike to an end responsibly. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/1PwqaoNXAJ
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) November 6, 2023
