Hollywood Actors and Studios Reach Deal to End Historic Strike

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🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The longest strike by TV and film actors against studios in history concluded Thursday when SAG-AFTRA leadership agreed to a new contract with major studios. The deal, which will go into effect once union members approve it, includes higher wages, better streaming residuals and safeguards for AI. As actors go back to work and studios scramble to finish the season’s productions, we’ll talk about what actors won – and failed to attain. And we’ll hear how the strike impacted the people in the film industry, from studio executives to craft services vendors to actors themselves. Guests: Eric Haywood, writer, producer and director. His TV shows include "Empire" and "Law & Order: Organized Crime" Eric Goins, negotiating committee member and Atlanta local president, SAG-AFTRA Chris Candy, actor; member, SAG-AFTRA based in LA Marsalis Burton, actor and musician based in LA Wendy Lee, entertainment business reporter, LA Times. Lee covers streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.0	Coming up on forum, the longest strike against studios in screen actors killed history came to an end last week,
1:09.6	with Sagafra's negotiating committee members,
1:12.2	saying the deal they were able to hammer out, raises wages, includes bonuses for successful
1:16.8	streaming shows, and protections against the threat of artificial intelligence.
1:21.6	It allows the industry to go forward. It does not block AI, but it makes sure that performers
1:25.9	are protected, their rights to consent are protected, their rights to consent
1:27.8	are protected, their rights to fair compensation, and the rights to employment are protected.
1:32.2	We'll learn more this hour about what actors really won, how quickly productions can get back on
1:37.4	track, and why it still might be difficult for Hollywood to ever fully recover. Join us.
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