Pact, Bectu & British Equity Welcome Actors Strike Agreement
deadline.comUPDATED with Equity statement, 3.28am PT: Equity has now issued a short statement on the strikes. In a post on X, the union said: “We’re pleased to hear that our sister union SAG-AFTRA has approved a tentative agreement with the AMPTP and that the strike has been suspended.
Solidarity with all who stood strong during this action and we wish SAG-AFTRAthe best as they deliberate the contents of this deal.” EXCLUSIVE: UK producers body Pact and TV and film union Bectu have welcomed the SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP deal that’s set to bring the actors strike to an end.
The impact of the agreement is already being felt on across the Atlantic, with Pact CEO John McVay saying the news meant British production companies who shut down or postponed projects with SAG members could now get that work back on track.
Bectu’s Philippa Childs praised the union’s members for “weathering this unprecedented time and showing solidarity to their fellow trade unionists in the U.S.” after SAG-AFTRA struck its deal with the studios after 118 days of action.
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