The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists has ratified its primetime contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, with 62.4% of the membership voting in support of the new deal.
The contract offered to them is the same as that offered to writers and directors, as well as the Screen Actors Guild (a union still hoping to strike, despite the economy and the havoc already wreaked by the writers strike a few months ago).
Following AFTRA’s successful negotation, it is unlikely we will see the actors go on strike. What SAG’s next move is remains to be seen, and although the AFTRA ratification is a blow to their suggestion that the contract is inadequate, they did manage to convince a sizeable portion of the AFTRA membership to vote against the contract.