SAG -AFTRA STRIKE IS OVER- BREAKING

[Gefn]

SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee has approved a a tentative deal with the major studios that would end a nearly four month-long strike that has sidelined thousands of workers.

“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 in a statement. “The strike officially ends at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, November 9.”

The tentative contract — which still must be ratified by the union’s board and members — would boost minimum pay for members, increase residual payments for shows streamed online and bolster contributions to the union’s health and pension plans. It also establishes new rules for the use of artificial intelligence, a major source of concern for actors.


https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-11-08/actors-strike-sag-aftra-amptp-contract-deal-ai-streaming

[GtHawk]

So our Hiatus from bad writing...and acting is over? How sad

[Wingnut]

Yawn.

[The_Reader_David]

Hey, my son and his girlfriend are in the industry, so I care about this (a little).  She just got her first job with the title "writer" when the writers went out on strike (after working in writers' rooms with lesser titles and often being basically the coffee girl for years).  He should actually have been on the studio side in the actor's strike since he's on track to get a producer role in the video-game industry, but he was supporting the actors anyway.