SAG-AFTRA

Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The performers' union at the center of the entertainment-industry AI fight…

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Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The performers' union at the center of the entertainment-industry AI fight. Reached a tentative four-year TV/theatrical agreement with the AMPTP on May 2, 2026; the national board "decisively" approved the deal on May 11; member ratification ballots mailed May 14, with voting open through 5 p.m. PDT June 4, 2026. The agreement's AI provisions include a stated "principle strongly favoring human performances," a bar on synthetic performers replacing human performers absent "significant additional value," a requirement that studios notify and bargain before licensing performances for AI training, and digital-replica protections (picket-line, minors). It also raises minimums 3% annually and merges the union's two pension plans (target Jan 1, 2028) — both points have drawn member concern. A recurring spine entity across the labor beat.

Recent moves

  • 2026-05-14 — Member ratification ballots mail; voting open through June 4. See 2026-05-11-sag-aftra-board-ratification-vote-window.
  • 2026-05-11 — National board "decisively" approves the four-year AMPTP deal.
  • 2026-05-02/03 — Tentative agreement with AMPTP announced. See 2026-05-03-sag-aftra-amptp-tentative-deal.

Key people

  • Duncan Crabtree-Ireland — National Executive Director / chief negotiator

First seen: 2026-05-14 · Last seen: 2026-05-24 · 11 mentions