SAG-AFTRA members have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new $1 billion-a-year set of commercials contracts that the union says is valued at an additional $120 million for members over the three-yea…
SAG-AFTRA members have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new $1 billion-a-year set of commercials contracts that the union says is valued at an additional $120 million for members over the three-year span of the contracts.
“We did it!” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. “An overwhelming majority of members agreed on the new Commercials Contracts. As we move into a digital age, bold moves and structural changes had to be made. Our amazing negotiating committee heard what members needed and delivered new contracts with more money for streaming, more contributions to the health plan, limitations on self-tape auditions, hair and makeup equity, intimacy protections and more.
Former SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, who chaired the negotiating committee, said that “Throughout the nearly eight-week process, our negotiating committee never wavered from a single-minded focus to modernize and transform our contracts. Our committee remained laser-focused on modernizing and transforming our Commercials Contracts.
* Numerous new rules for self-taped and live-remote auditions, applying the principles that are applicable to in-person auditions. This includes protections relating to:* No multiple locations* No special equipment or paid services to audition* New rules for nudity and intimate scenes including:
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