After 118 days of work stoppage, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). a movement that will end the actors’ strike tomorrow, November 9 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time.
“In a unanimous vote this afternoon, the SAG-AFTRA Film/TV Committee approved a tentative agreement with AMPTP ending the 118-day strike. The strike officially ends at 12:01 am on Thursday, November 9. The tentative agreement will be presented to the SAG-AFTRA National Board on Friday, November 10, 2023 for review and consideration. “More details will be released after that meeting,” the union said in a statement.
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While actors guild members will still have to approve it, the tentative agreement is expected to satisfy the guild’s main demands for better minimum wages, self-recorded auditions and protections for an actor’s image against artificial intelligence.
If all goes as planned and the SAG-AFTRA National Board approves the deal, eligible members of the 160,000-strong actor guild will soon vote to ratify the new contract. As was the case with the screenwriters, SAG-AFTRA will allow its membership to return to work starting tomorrow while the ratification vote is completed.
Before 2023, the longest strike by Hollywood actors lasted 95 days in 1980. The strike, which began on July 14, eclipsed that mark on October 17. It is estimated that the six months of strikes have cost more than $6.5 billion and 45,000 jobs in the Hollywood entertainment industry.