SAG-AFTRA deal includes a $40 million streaming bonus and AI protections

SAG-AFTRA has released more information about its tentative deal with Hollywood studio executives ahead of ratification votes starting on Tuesday. The actors' union announced the agreement on November 8, bringing to an end a nearly four-month-long strike. Under the deal, actors would get three wage increases between the time of ratification and July 2025: a 7 percent bump right away, followed by a 4 percent increase in July 2024 and 3.5% in July 2025. For background actors, there will be a wage ...