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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ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty ImagesSAG-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 three-year agreement is effective retroactively to November 9, and expires June 30, 2026, the union said in a press release.
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 compensation and consent guardrails to protect performers from generative AI technology.
As part of the new deal, streaming services will pay bonuses to shows that reach a certain level of success, bonuses that the union estimates will be about $40 million per year.
"This contract is an enormous victory for working performers, and it marks the dawning of a ne
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