The deal includes an increase in the overnight rest period, additional language tackling sexual harassment and audition safety and a bump in the current health and pension plan contribution rate.
have reached a tentative deal for a new three-year contract, the union announced on Tuesday. The deal will now go to the performers union’s Executive Committee for ratification.
The tentative agreement includes an increase in overnight rest periods from 10 to 11 hours except for on-location work, additional language tackling sexual harassment and audition safety and an increase in the current health and pension plan contribution rate by 0.5 percent once the contract’s ended.
“The fact that Telemundo is the largest employer of Spanish-language talent in the United States makes this agreement all the more significant and impactful,” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in a statement. “It contains meaningful and tangible gains — both in terms of safety provisions and compensation — that can improve the quality of members’ lives. Thank you to Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland for his great work on behalf of members.
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