Key facts
- SAG-AFTRA members ratified a new four-year contract with major studios.
- The contract includes provisions on artificial intelligence.
- Minimum wage rates will increase by 3% annually.
- The union's two pension plans will be merged.
- 91.4% of voting members approved the contract.
Members of SAG-AFTRA have voted to ratify a new four-year contract with the major studios. The agreement addresses key issues including the use of synthetic actors and the consolidation of the union's two pension funds. The ratification saw significant support, with 91.4% of those who cast ballots voting in favor of the deal, while 8.6% were opposed. The turnout for the vote was 19.3% of the union's eligible membership. The new deal offers protections related to artificial intelligence, increases minimum wage rates by 3% annually, and merges the pension plans of previously separate unions SAG and AFTRA.