SAG-AFTRA Leaders On What They Did — And Didn’t — Get in Their 2026 Negotiations

Chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and president Sean Astin are pleased with the contract’s AI and pension provisions. But they also want more compensation gains: "Being thoughtful does not mean being weak."

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It’s Done! SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach New (& Bigger) Deal

SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP today have reached an agreement on a new contract. No one has made it official yet, but expect news later today or Sunday.

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SAG-AFTRA Resumes Talks With AMPTP: AI & Pension Funding Details Need Work As Parties Seek To Close Deal Before DGA Negotiations
#News #AllianceofMotionPictureandTelevisionProducers #AMPTP #DuncanCrabtreeIreland #Labor #SAGAFTRA

https://deadline.com/2026/04/sag-aftra-amptp-resume-negotiations-ahead-of-dga-1236871347/

SAG-AFTRA Resumes Talks With AMPTP: AI & Pension Funding Details Need Work As Parties Seek To Close Deal Before DGA Negotiations

The actors are going back to the bargaining table with the major Hollywood studios.

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SAG-AFTRA Leaders Sean Astin And Duncan Crabtree-Ireland On Their Negotiating Approach, Disney-Open AI Deal, Chance Of Longer Contract Term & More
#News #AMPTP #Disney #DuncanCrabtreeIreland #OpenAI #SAGAFTRA #SeanAstin

https://deadline.com/2026/01/sag-aftra-sean-astin-duncan-crabtree-ireland-hollywood-labor-negotiations-1236676888/

SAG-AFTRA Leaders Sean Astin And Duncan Crabtree-Ireland On Their Negotiating Approach, Disney-Open AI Deal, Chance Of Longer Contract Term & More

SAG-AFTRA execs Sean Astin and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland told Deadline they expect a "different vibe" in contract talks with the AMPTP compared with 2023.

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SAG-AFTRA Chief “Won’t Rule Out A Strike” Heading Into Contract Talks With Studios & Streamers Next Month
#News #AMPTP #ArtificalIntelligence #CES #DuncanCrabtreeIreland #Labor #SAGAFTRA #SeanAstin #Technology

https://deadline.com/2026/01/actors-strike-possible-2026-1236676773/

SAG-AFTRA Chief Won’t “Rule Out A Strike” Heading Into Contract Talks With Studios & Streamers Next Month

SAG-AFTRA Duncan Crabtree-Ireland "Won't Rule Out A Strike" Ahead Of Contract Talks With Studios

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Hollywood’s Big New Labor Deal: Studios To Offer Guilds’ Health Plans $100M Lifeline In Exchange For Longer Multi-Year Contracts In 2026

Big changes could be coming to the way labour contracts are done in Hollywood & the unions' health plans for members

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SAG-AFTRA Overwhelmingly Approves Video Game Agreement, Marking Official End To Nearly Yearlong Strike

SAG-AFTRA members ratified the 2025 Interactive Media Agreement, signifying an official conclusion to the nearly yearlong video game strike.

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SAG-AFTRA’s ‘Here’s Looking At You L.A.’ & Mayor Karen Bass Push For State & Federal Tax Incentives To Get Hollywood Working Again

In an intersection of media, labor and real politick, SAG-AFTRA wants to pull the home of Hollywood together to get Tinseltown working again

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SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Says Union Open To “Advancing A Dialogue” With White House On U.S. Film Production After Trump Tariff Proposal
#News #Politics #DonaldTrump #DuncanCrabtreeIreland #Labor #SAGAFTRA

https://deadline.com/2025/05/sag-aftra-reacts-trump-film-tariffs-1236385594/

SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Says Union Open To “Advancing A Dialogue” With White House On U.S. Film Production After Trump Tariff Proposal

SAG-AFTRA's Duncan Crabtree-Ireland's comments come after Trump announced he will impose 100% tariffs on films produced outside the U.S.

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SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland On Why Studios And Streamers Are Taking “A More Tempered Approach” To AI
#Executives #News #AI #DuncanCrabtreeIreland #SAGAFTRA #SAGAFTRAstrike #Strike #TechLine

https://deadline.com/2025/04/sag-aftra-duncan-crabtree-ireland-ai-studios-streamers-1236375252/

SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland On Why Studios And Streamers Are Taking “A More Tempered Approach” To AI

National Executive Director of SAG-AFTRA Duncan Crabtree-Ireland says studios and streamers have become more "cautious" in their approach to using AI.

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