Officially, the Actors Strike Has Ended SUMMARY
- With the approval of a new agreement with studios by SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ strike officially ended.
- The strike started in July as a response to the AMPTP’s inadequate offer.
- SAG-AFTRA members voted in support of the accord with 78.33% of the vote, exceeding the necessary majority.
SAG-AFTRA has ratified a new agreement with studios, formally ending the actors strike. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers made an offer of a new contract, which the actors union rejected as inadequate, and they responded by going on strike back in July. When SAG and the AMPTP negotiated a tentative agreement in early November, the strike was temporarily ended, but the ratification vote didn’t start until a week later.
Justifying The Termination Of The Actors’ Strike
Unlike the writers’ strike that ended this past summer, the actors’ strike ended in a different way. On September 24, the Writers Guild of America and the AMPTP struck a provisional agreement, which was confirmed approximately two weeks later. For the past month, SAG-AFTRA’s pact has come under increased criticism, primarily because of the AI problem. Preventing studios from utilizing AI to replace performers was one of the key demands made by the actors during the strike, and even after the agreement was reached, some actors continued to voice their concerns that it was insufficient to safeguard guild members.
The deal was supported by just 78.33% of voting members, which is a significant difference from the 99% who accepted the WGA’s deal. This is probably due to AI. Zachary Quinto, star of Star Trek, is among the many stars who have publicly expressed their support for the new agreement. Following ratification, the agreement will remain in effect until June 30, 2026.
Hollywood has already largely resumed its regular operations. Actors returned to work the day after the strike appeared to be ending in November, promoting and filming postponed projects. The SAG-AFTRA agreement’s ratification guarantees that these projects won’t need to be shelved once more and that performers will receive the pay and treatment they are entitled to. This chapter of the labor movements in Hollywood comes to an end after a remarkable year.
