Actors have officially given the stamp of approval for their latest deal with the studios.
In 2017, 76% of voting members said, Yes to a new three-year contract.
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The guild also noted that 38.15% of members voted this time around.
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In 2020, 27.2% of members voted and in 2017 it was 15.3%.
The agreement expires June 30 2026.
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said, Im proud of our SAG-AFTRA membership.
Now theyve locked in the gains by ratifying the contract.
This is a golden age for SAG-AFTRA, and our union has never been more powerful.
This new contract delivers on these objectives and makes substantial progress in moving the industry in the right direction.
In any democratic institution, there will be disagreement at times.
A few hours later, the studios informed guild leadership that talks were suspended.
The parties had another rocky start, but continued to move closer to a deal with A.I.
emerging as the final sticking point, which would not be solved until the eleventh hour.
Among those dissenters was Justine Bateman and National Board member Matthew Modine.
Since then, Modine made it clear he would bevoting against the deal againas a member.
