{"id":68940,"date":"2023-11-15T15:57:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=68940"},"modified":"2023-11-15T15:57:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:57:11","slug":"striking-hollywood-actors-agree-1bn-deal-with-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/celebrities\/striking-hollywood-actors-agree-1bn-deal-with-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Striking Hollywood actors agree \u2018$1bn deal\u2019 with studios"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Sag-Aftra union said it reached an agreement of \u201cextraordinary scope\u201d with the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers, in a unanimous vote.<\/p>\n

The strike, which has caused huge disruption to Hollywood productions since it began on July 14, officially ended yesterday.<\/p>\n

It had been backed by A-list stars including George Clooney, Susan Sarandon, Margot Robbie and Peaky Blinders actor Cillian Murphy.<\/p>\n

Full details of the deal will not be announced until the \u201ctentative agreement\u201d is reviewed by the union\u2019s national board today.<\/p>\n

Sag-Aftra said the \u00a3813million contract hammered out between the sides included protection from AI and
a deal over the streaming of
programmes as well as \u201cunprecedented provisions for consent and compensation\u201d.<\/p>\n

A union statement said: \u201cWe have arrived at a contract that will enable Sag-Aftra members from every category to build sustainable careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AMPTP said the agreement represented a \u201cnew paradigm\u201d. It said: \u201cIt gives Sag-Aftra the biggest contract-on-contract gains in the history of the union, including the largest increase in minimum wages in the last 40 years; a brand new residual for streaming programmes; extensive consent and compensation protections in the use of artificial intelligence; and sizeable contract increases on items across the board.\u201d<\/p>\n

The AMPTP added it \u201clooks forward to the industry resuming the work of telling great stories\u201d.<\/p>\n

The deal came after the union, which represents about 160,000
people in the industry, spent days deliberating over \u201cessential\u201d items, including AI.<\/p>\n

The walkout brought Hollywood to a near-standstill for months.<\/p>\n

In September, the Writers Guild of America, which has more than 11,000 members, agreed a deal with studio bosses after taking to the picket line for 146 days.<\/p>\n

Sag-Aftra added: \u201cWe also thank our union siblings \u2013 the workers that power this industry \u2013 for the sacrifices they have made while supporting
our strike and that of the Writers Guild of America.\u201d<\/p>\n

It pledged \u201cWe stand together in solidarity and will be there for you when you need us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you all for your dedication, your commitment and your solidarity throughout this strike.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is because of you that these improvements became possible.\u201d<\/p>\n