Hollywood Actors’ strike ends after 118 days

Hollywood Actors’ strike ended after 118 days on Nov 9 with approval of the tentative contract!

As reported, Film and television actors went back to work on Thursday after SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee approved a tentative three-year contract, bringing an end to a historic 118-day strike.

The union touts gains in compensation and protections against the use of AI.

 

“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,”