Bectu, Equity Celebrate SAG-AFTRA Agreement to End Strike: ‘It Cannot Be Understated How Much U.K. Film and TV Workers Have Suffered’
variety.comEllise Shafer U.K. entertainment unions Bectu and Equity are celebrating the tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP that is set to end the longest actors strike in Hollywood history.
In an announcement on Wednesday, SAG-AFTRA said that the 118-day strike would officially end on Thursday at 12:01 a.m. The deal was approved by a unanimous vote and will head to SAG-AFTRA’s national board for full ratification on Friday.
Philippa Childs, head of film and TV union Bectu, said in a statement on the union’s website: “We congratulate our SAG-AFTRA colleagues on their determination in holding out for a deal that meets their objectives.
We wholeheartedly welcome this news after what has been and incredibly difficult period for our members, and the whole U.K. film and TV industry.” Childs continued, “I want to pay tribute to Bectu members for weathering this unprecedented time and showing solidarity to their fellow trade unionists in the US.
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