Overview
- A tentative agreement announced Saturday between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP, which represents major studios and streamers, ends this round of bargaining and lowers the risk of new strikes.
- Multiple outlets report a four-year contract with new guardrails on artificial intelligence and a contribution to SAG-AFTRA’s pension and benefit funds, with full terms to follow board review.
- After a board review in the coming days, roughly 160,000 union members will vote on ratification.
- Negotiations began Feb. 9, paused March 15 to make way for the Writers Guild talks, resumed April 27, and concluded May 2.
- Directors Guild negotiations start May 11 in a process likely to track the actors’ terms and keep productions moving.