SAG-AFTRA’s national board has voted overwhelmingly (84.54% to 15.46%) to approve a tentative new agreement for its Network Television Code, which was recently negotiated with the major television broadcast networks and other producers.
It will now be sent to SAG-AFTRA members for ratification.The contract generates more than $200 million a year in covered earnings for members working on nearly all non-primetime and all non-dramatic primetime television, as well as digital media.
Covered programs include morning news shows, talk shows, soap operas, variety, reality, game shows, sports and promotional announcements.
Current programs covered include Good Morning America, Tamron Hall, The Young and the Restless, Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live, The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the Academy Awards and the Super Bowl.“This contract exemplifies why unions are essential for labor,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. “Thanks to the strength of SAG-AFTRA, which fought for the substantial gains acquired through this negotiation, many will benefit.
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