Members of the American Screen Actors Guild have reached the “temporary” contract agreement with prominent gaming companies that can potentially end the 11 -month -long video game actors’ strike.
The SAG-AFTRA announced, “It is expected that the terms of the strike suspension agreement will soon be finalized with employers.” “Until such an agreement is reached, Sag-Arftra members will be on strike against these employers.”
The contract is subject to approval by the SAG -FTRA National Board and is expected to have a proclamation vote with members of the union “in the coming weeks”. If everything goes well, Long list of restrictions Around 160,000 members of Sag-Aftra will be lifted, preventing the starting video game projects, reducing some development headache for new titles.
“Everyone in Sag-Arftra is very grateful to the dedication of interactive media agreement conversations during these many months of the sacrifices and video game strikes made by Sag-Aftra’s chief negotiator, Duncan Crabatry-Irland, said in the announcement,” said in the announcement. “As a result of patience and perseverance, there has been a deal that does the necessary AI railing that defends the livelihood of artists in the AI era, with other important benefits.”