AFTRA Board Approves AMPTP Deal

Key Points:

• SAG-AFTRA’s national board has unanimously recommended the latest contract with major studios to its full membership for ratification, following a decisive approval of the tentative deal reached earlier this month.
• The new TV/Theatrical agreement includes merging the SAG-Producers Pension Plan and AFTRA Retirement Fund with a 1% contribution increase effective January 1, 2028, along with enhanced AI protections focused on consent, compensation, and synthetic content guardrails.
• The agreement was reached swiftly, just one week into resumed talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), after a brief pause for WGA negotiations, with key issues like AI measures resolved.
• SAG-AFTRA secured a substantial pension fund contribution from AMPTP, similar to the Writers Guild of America’s recent agreement, which included multi-million dollar healthcare contributions and AI safeguard provisions.
• As SAG-AFTRA awaits full deal details and membership ratification, the Directors Guild of America (DGA), led by Christopher Nolan, has begun its bargaining process with AMPTP as labor negotiations continue.