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View full image ↗Striking actors and writers in Los Angeles on 17 July 2023. This photograph documents the strike, not the November agreement.
Photograph: Benoît Prieur; Wikimedia Commons; CC0 1.0
Source · Striking actors and writers in LA, July 2023 ↗The start date is only the earliest event collected in this batch; it does not assert that the controversy began that day.
Case chronology
SAG-AFTRA’s film and television contract strike takes effect
The strike order requires covered work to stop from 00:01 Pacific Time on July 14, 2023; prohibited activity includes consenting to the creation and use of digital replicas.
SAG-AFTRA announces a tentative agreement
The negotiating committee announces approval of a tentative agreement and says it includes AI-related consent and compensation protections.
Suspension of SAG-AFTRA’s film and television strike takes effect
The formal suspension agreement provides that the strike is suspended from November 9.
Board approves tentative 2026 screen agreement for member vote
The union’s board approved the tentative agreement and recommended that members vote yes; the draft strengthens protections concerning digital replicas and synthetic performers.
2026 memorandum specifies bargaining rules for synthetic performers
Section 64.1 provides for advance written notice, good-faith bargaining within a specified period, and potential arbitration payments. Negotiated or arbitrated payments go to health or retirement plans at the union’s election.
Members ratify the 2026 screen agreement
Members ratified the 2026 screen agreement with 91.42% voting yes and turnout of 19.25%. The announcement gives its term as July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030.
Research question
Records how digital replicas enter actors’ work stoppages and collective bargaining, retaining the multiple causes of labour disputes.
Related documents
DOC-0026Tentative agreement reachedDOC-0027Strike Notice and Order (updated 07.20.23)DOC-00282023 TV/Theatrical/Streaming Strike Suspension AgreementDOC-0116SAG-AFTRA National Board Decisively Approves TV/Theatrical DealDOC-0117SAG-AFTRA Members Approve 2026 TV/Theatrical Contracts Tentative AgreementDOC-01182026 SAG-AFTRA / AMPTP Memorandum of AgreementSources
SAG-AFTRA · EN · 2026-06-04
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