AI protections and a merged pension plan: SAG-AFTRA leaders tout gains for members
Key takeaways
- Union leaders trumpeted gains in SAG-AFTRA’s tentative contract with the major studios, citing stronger AI protections and the consolidation of previously separate pension plans.
- After striking the deal a little over a week ago, SAG-AFTRA said its national board approved the proposed contract on Monday.
- “The scope of the contract is something that I hope the members find meaningful,” SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin said.
The SAG-AFTRA building on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times) By Cerys Davies Staff Writer Follow May 12, 2026 4:03 PM PT 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
Union leaders trumpeted gains in SAG-AFTRA’s tentative contract with the major studios, citing stronger AI protections and the consolidation of previously separate pension plans.
“The theme of this negotiation really has been about looking out for the future of performers, and I think that the contract delivers on that,” Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, said in an interview Tuesday.