SAG-AFTRA deal overview:
- Who: The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
- Why: The agreement adds more than $1 billion in new wages and benefits plan funding, SAG-AFTRA said.
- Where: SAG-AFTRA is based in Hollywood, California.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced that it reached a tentative new deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
The deal adds more than $1 billion in new wages and benefits plan funding, SAG-AFTRA said.
The group said full details of the new agreement won’t be revealed until it is reviewed by the SAG-AFTRA National Board. The SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee voted unanimously to approve the SAG-AFTRA deal.
“We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers,” SAG-AFTRA wrote about the tentative agreement. “Many thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work.”
The deal ended the SAG-AFTRA strike at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 9, the group said.
SAG-AFTRA deal protects members from threat of AI, establishes streaming bonus, group says
SAG-AFTRA touted the benefits of the new deal to end the strike and benefit members into the future.
“We have achieved a deal of extraordinary scope that 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,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement. “Our Pension & Health caps have been substantially raised, which will bring much needed value to our plans. In addition, the deal includes numerous improvements for multiple categories including outsize compensation increases for background performers, and critical contract provisions protecting diverse communities.”
There will be celebrations across the country planned regarding the SAG-AFTRA deal, the group said, and it will notify members in the near future about when those will occur.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) congratulated SAG-AFTRA on the deal, saying it was thrilled to see the benefits SAG-AFTRA received after a 118-day strike that is now over.
The WGA announced Oct. 9 that 99% of its members voted to ratify a new three-year contract deal it agreed to with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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