Television and Radio Artists Agree on Three-Year Contract

AFTRA President Roberta Reardon says the pact achieves:

meaningful gains in compensation and working conditions for performers. It also establishes AFTRA jurisdiction in the dynamic area of New Media, and it preserves performers’ consent for use of excerpts of traditional TV shows in new media.

…This was a tough negotiation. Our ability to achieve these crucial breakthroughs for performers was a direct result of AFTRA members’ pragmatic approach to collective bargaining. We recognized the hard realities currently affecting the traditional TV business, and we focused on creating a framework that would allow union members to participate fully in the emerging new media marketplace.

AFTRA’s National Board still must approve the tentative deal at a meeting scheduled for June 6 in Los Angeles. If it does, the contract goes to the membership for ratification.