by Danielle Broadway and Lisa Richwine
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. actors’ union approved a three-year contract with major studios on Tuesday, officially ending six months of labor unrest that plunged Hollywood’s film and television production into turmoil.
SAG-AFTRA said the deal was approved by 78 percent of voters. Only 38% of eligible SAG-AFTRA members voted, the union said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter. SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors and other media professionals.
Members of SAG-AFTRA, who went on strike in mid-July, demanded salary increases and bonuses linked to the development of streaming, as well as assurances that their jobs would not be replaced by artificial intelligence.
The union announced last month that its negotiators had reached an agreement in principle on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Netflix and Walt Disney among others.
Members of the screenwriters’ union, which had walked off the job in May, approved a new three-year contract with the major studios in October.
(Reporting Danielle Broadway and Lisa Richwine; Camille Raynaud)
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