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Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) SAG-AFTRA members voted to ratify the deal that successfully ended the historic 118-day strike, the union announced on Tuesday. The contract was approved with 78% voting in favor of the deal. SAG-AFTRA didn t reveal the exact number of members who voted but said it was 38.15% of the union. The union, which represents approximately 160,000 Hollywood performers, cleared members to return to work on Nov. 9 after SAG-AFTRA board members approved the then-tentative deal. The three-year agreement is effective retroactively to Nov. 9, and expires June 30, 2026, the union said in a press release. The union released the entire 128-page contract after Thanksgiving, valuing the deal at "more than $1 billion in new compensation and benefit plan funding." The deal provides a 7% increase in minimum rates in the first year and the first-ever protections against the use of artificial intelligence to replicate performances, requiring compe

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