2023 SAG-AFTRA strike

2023 SAG-AFTRA strike
Part of 2023 Hollywood labor disputes
SAG-AFTRA members picketing in New York City in July 2023
Date	July 14 – November 9, 2023 (2023-07-14 – 2023-11-09) (3 months and 26 days, or 118 days)
Location	United States Primarily Los Angeles and New York City[a][1]
Caused by	Lack of agreement on a new contract between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP Disagreement over streaming residuals and regulation of self-tape auditions Studio usage of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan actors' faces to generate performances digitally
Goals	Ratification of a labor contract Streaming service residual formula Greater regulation of self-tape auditions Preventing AI from replacing actors on set
Methods	Strike action Work stoppage Picketing Unfair labor practice charges
Resulted in	Tentative agreement reached on November 8, 2023; contract ratified on December 5, 2023.
Parties
SAG-AFTRA Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

From July 14 to November 9, 2023, the American actors' union SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) was on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). As the longest strike in SAG-AFTRA history,^[2] its combined impact with the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike resulted in the loss of 45,000 jobs,^[3] and "an estimated $6.5 billion" loss to the economy of Southern California.^[3] According to Deadline Hollywood, the "harshest pain" was "perhaps felt among the below-the-line workers who've had to sell or mortgage their homes, and wipe through IRAs to survive."^[4]

Along with the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike (which ended on September 27, 2023),^[5] it was part of a series of broader Hollywood labor disputes. Both the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes contributed to the biggest interruption to the American film and television industries since the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 just three years prior.^[6] In addition to standing in solidarity with the writers, the strike was led by changes in the industry caused by streaming and its effect on residuals, as well as other new technologies like AI and digital recreation. It marked the first time that actors initiated a labor dispute in the U.S. since the 1980 actors strike and the first time that actors and writers have walked out simultaneously since 1960.

Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP took place from October 2 to October 11, and resumed on October 24. On November 8, 2023, a tentative deal between the two sides was reached. Striking ended on November 9 at 12:01 a.m. PST.^{[7][8][9][10]} On December 5, the SAG-AFTRA membership officially ratified the contract with over 78% of members voting in favor of it.^{[11][12][13][14]}

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