The SAG-AFTRA actors' union reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to resolve the second of two strikes that rocked the entertainment industry as workers demanded higher pay in the streaming TV era, the union said on Wednesday.
SAG-AFTRA member Jim Kulick reacts as he and other SAG-AFTRA members walk the picket line on the 100th day of their ongoing strike, outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
The union said negotiators had reached a preliminary deal on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers , which represents Walt Disney Performers also became alarmed by recent advances in artificial intelligence, which they feared could lead to studios manipulating their likenesses without permission or replacing human actors with digital images.and other A-list stars voiced solidarity with lower-level actors and had urged union leadership, including SAG-AFTRA President and "The Nanny" actor Fran Drescher, to reach a resolution.
The disruptions cost California more than $6 billion in lost output, according to a Milken Institute estimate.
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