Current:Home > BackThe SAG-AFTRA strike is over. Here are 6 things actors got in the new contract.-InfoLens
The SAG-AFTRA strike is over. Here are 6 things actors got in the new contract.
View Date:2024-12-23 11:38:56
The actors strike is over, with the union representing performers last week approving a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios. Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) characterized the deal as a big win, with the contract achieving significant breakthroughs on actors' pay and putting guardrails on the industry's use of generative AI.
Here's a rundown of what actors will get under the new contract, which SAG-AFTRA members must still ratify.
1. Minimum compensation increases
Performers will earn a 7% wage increase effective immediately. That initial pay hike will be followed by a 4% increase on July 1, 2024, and a 3.5% increase on July 1, 2025.
Background actors, stand-ins and photo doubles will immediately earn an 11% wage increase, followed by the same 4% and 3.5% hikes as general performers in 2024 and 2025.
2. Streaming bonuses
The new contract calls for actors to earn "a success payment," along with the usual residual payments, if they work on streaming projects that attract a significant number of viewers.
The success metric is determined by the following formula: The total number of domestic streaming hours over the first 90 exhibition days is divided by the total runtime of the movie or a television series' episodes to determine "domestic views." The "success metric" is calculated by dividing the "domestic views" by the total number of domestic subscribers. If the result is at least 0.2, a bonus is paid.
Seventy-five percent of any bonus money will go to the performer, with the remainder going into a new streaming payment distribution fund to compensate performers who work on streaming shows.
3. Disclosure of viewership stats
On high budget streaming productions, streaming producers will be required to disclose the total number of hours the content was streamed both in the U.S. and Canada and abroad for each quarter. That's intended to help actors determine if they're being fairly compensated relative to a show's distribution and popularity.
4. Limits on artificial intelligence
Film and TV producers must obtain consent from actors to create and use their digital replicas, as well as specify how they intend to use that digital likeness. Actors are entitled to compensation at their usual rate for the number of days they would otherwise have been paid for to do the work being performed by a digital replica.
5. Minimum number of background actors
The new labor contract requires that an increased number of background actors be hired on union terms on the West Coast to equal the minimum number in New York.
Under the new agreement, on TV shows in West Coast cities, 25 background actors, up from 22, will be covered by the contract. For feature films, the West Coast minimum jumps from 57 to 85.
6. Relocation bonuses
Performers in series who have to relocate for work will be entitled to a maximum relocation benefit of up to $5,000 a month for six months — a 200% increase on the previous amount.
- In:
- SAG-AFTRA
Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News streaming to discuss her reporting.
veryGood! (826)
Related
- Rachael Ray Details Getting Bashed Over Decision to Not Have Kids
- Slain Charlotte officer remembered as hard-charging cop with soft heart for his family
- Mariska Hargitay aims criticism at Harvey Weinstein during Variety's Power of Women event
- 3-year-old toddler girls, twin sisters, drown in Phoenix, Arizona backyard pool: Police
- Satire publication The Onion acquires Alex Jones' Infowars at auction
- Self-exiled Chinese businessman’s chief of staff pleads guilty weeks before trial
- The Force Is Strong With This Loungefly’s Star Wars Collection & It’s Now on Sale for May the Fourth
- Lawyers for teen suing NBA star Ja Morant over a fight during a pickup game withdraw from the case
- Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation
- Loss and Damage Meeting Shows Signs of Giving Developing Countries a Bigger Voice and Easier Access to Aid
Ranking
- Kendall Jenner Is Back to Being a Brunette After Ditching Blonde Hair
- How long is the Kentucky Derby? How many miles is the race at Churchill Downs?
- Katie Ledecky, Jim Thorpe among 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients by Joe Biden
- 'Fear hovering over us': As Florida dismantles DEI, some on campuses are pushing back
- Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of Everglades Scientist Accused of Stealing ‘Trade Secrets’
- Tornadoes hit parts of Texas, more severe weather in weekend forecast
- Kendrick Lamar doubles down with fiery Drake diss: Listen to '6:16 in LA'
- Live updates: NYPD says officer fired gun on Columbia campus; NYU, New School protests cleared
Recommendation
-
Georgia House Democrats shift toward new leaders after limited election gains
-
Torrential rains inundate southeastern Texas, causing flooding that has closed schools and roads
-
Employer who fired 78-year-old receptionist must now pay her $78,000
-
Who Will Replace Katy Perry on American Idol? Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken Have the Perfect Pitch
-
Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governor
-
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
-
Flowers, candles, silence as Serbia marks the 1st anniversary of mass shooting at a Belgrade school
-
MLB Misery Index: Last-place Tampa Bay Rays entering AL East danger zone