Crabtree-Ireland said the deal includes boosts to minimum payments to actors, a greater share of streaming revenue going to performers, a bolstering of benefit plans and protections against the unfettered use of artificial intelligence in recreating performances. The union valued the deal at over a billion dollars. The studios and writers reached a deal that brought their strike to an end on Sept. It was the first time the two unions had been on strike together since 1960. More than 60,000 SAG-AFTRA members went on strike July 14, joining screenwriters who had walked off the job more than two months earlier. So I think our members, as we are able to release more of the details of it, will look at them and say, now this is something that was worth being on strike for.” 'We said we would only accept a fair, equitable and respectful deal, and that’s precisely what this deal is. I’m certainly very proud of it,' Crabtree-Ireland told The Associated Press in an interview. “It’s an agreement that our members can be proud of.
