If approved by union members, the tentative contract would end a strike that lasted nearly four months and shut down Hollywood film and TV productions.
SAG-AFTRA's negotiating committee has approved a a tentative deal with the major studios that would end a nearly four month-long strike that has sidelined thousands of workers. '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,' the union said in a statement. 'The strike officially ends at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, November 9.
's contract with the studios is up next year. 'The workers had more bargaining power during these negotiations so it took time for the companies to realize that they needed to yield more and meet the union's demands,' Eunice Han, a University of Utah economics professor specializing in labor, said in an interview. The path to a truce was bumpy. The AMPTP entered into negotiations with the actors' union June 7, just three weeks before their contract was due to expire.
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