SAG-AFTRA members vote to ratify 3-year contract with studios

. Hollywood on December 5, 2023 anxiously waited to learn if actors have approved their union’s hard-fought deal with studios, or if an entertainment industry still reeling from months-long strikes could be plunged back into turmoil. While the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) deal is widely expected to pass, criticism — mainly over its perceived lack of protection against artificial intelligence — has swelled in recent weeks, raising jitters about a potential, if unlikely, return to picket lines. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)