BREAKING SAG-AFTRA has agreed to extend its contract with Hollywood studios until July 12, avoiding a strike for now as the two sides negotiate a long-term contract.
The nearly 160,000 TV and film actors that make up SAG-AFTRA could soon be joining the WGA on the picket lines as the union's contract is set to expire at midnight on FridayThe SAG-AFTRA actors union has agreed with Hollywood studios to extend their contract to July 12 as the two sides continue to negotiate.
In an email to its members, the SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and the rest of the negotiating team wrote, in part: "We have been in negotiations with the AMPTP for more than three weeks under an unusually tight negotiating schedule while fighting for a comprehensive and inclusive contract. The SAG-AFTRA has been in talks with negotiators from studios since June 7, and some of the key issues include the costs of self-taping, minimum pay increases, the use of artificial intelligence and streaming residuals.
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