On Wednesday night (8), after 118 days with activities at a standstill, the Hollywood Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and the studios (represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, AMPTP) reached an agreement preliminary on a new contract that could see Hollywood productions return to activities within a few weeks.
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The SAG-AFTRA Committee unanimously approved the agreement last night, as announced by the union. With this, the category’s strike will be over today (9), as of 12:01 a.m PT.
So far, the union is keeping the details of the agreement secret. However, it is likely that the new clauses will be made public in the coming days. Next Friday (10), the new agreement will be submitted for approval to the union’s national board.
If the resolution is approved, the contract could come into force soon. Otherwise, members will essentially send their labor negotiators back to the negotiating table with AMPTP.
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Until the last days of negotiations between the two organizations, the point of disagreement revolved around the use of artificial intelligence in productions.
Thus, last Saturday, the 4th, AMPTP delivered the document that it described as the “last, best and final proposal”, signaling that if the negotiations were not concluded, new conversations would only take place next year. This decision would further affect Hollywood’s release calendar.
The strike not only prevented the filming of many projects that feature interpreters affiliated with SAG, but also prevented these actors from participating in press events for films that are already completed.
