Hollywood actors reach tentative deal to end their strike
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6G7W9)
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Hollywood actors may soon be back to work. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have approved a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) - the trade association representing Hollywood studios - to end their strike.
In a unanimous vote this afternoon, The SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Committee approved a tentative agreement with the AMPTP bringing an end to the 118 day strike," SAG-AFTRA said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. The strike officially ends at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, November 9."
In a contract valued at over one billion dollars, we have achieved a deal of extraordinary scope that includes above-pattern" minimum compensation...