SAG AFTRA Announces End of TV And Film Strikes

The Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG AFTRA) has announced the end of their strike against the TV and Film industries, having secured their demands.

The strike has been ongoing for the past 118 days, being targeted against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producters (AMPTP), with the latter’s refusal to negotiate delaying multiple productions like Spider-Verse sequel Beyond the Spider-verse as well as Marvel’s Blade movie.

The SAG AFTRA Twitter account broke down the broad strokes of the deal:

“In a contract valued at over one billion dollars, we have achieved a deal of extraordinary scope that includes “above-pattern” minimum compensation increases, unprecedented provisions for consent and compensation that will protect members from the threat of AI and for the first time establishes a streaming participation bonus”, the statement reads.

“Our Pension & Health caps have been substantially raised, which will bring much needed value to our plans. In addition, the deal includes numerous improvements for multiple categories including outsize compensation increases for background performers, and critical contract provisions protecting diverse communities”.

The SAG AFTRA Strike against AMPTP is the second major strike this year of which AI was a key factor- the union pushed back on studios wanting perpetual rights to digitized performances by actors- without the consent of the union or their estate, in the case of deceased performers.

“The language currently in the AMPTP’s offer would see the studios and streamers secure the right to use scans of deceased performers without the consent of their estate or SAG-AFTRA”, a representative told The Hollywood Reporter.

With another major entertainment strike over it doesn’t mean there’s no more organized action on the horizon- there’s been no mention of the current state of SAG AFTRA’s strike against the video game industry, with the union already obtaining strike authorization.

“For nearly a year, the Interactive Media Agreement Negotiating Committee has been bargaining in good faith with signatory video game companies, but the employers have refused to agree to vital terms our members need”, the SAG AFTRA website reads.

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