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SAGAFTRA.org | Summer/Fall 2017 | SAG-AFTRA 19 A fter difcult negotiations that extended past the expiration of the previous contract and through the uly holiday weekend, SAG-AFTRA performers have made substantial gains in the new contracts for motion pictures, scripted primetime dramatic television and new media work. n a vote tabulated Aug. , members overwhelmingly ratied the new million, three-year package, with more than percent voting in favor. The process began with informal talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on May and negotiations began in earnest on May . Employers had initially proposed serious rollbacks, including asking for longer workdays and shortened weekends, but union negotiators held rm until they were able to achieve signicant gains for members. ith these new provisions, members will be compensated for global use of their work on streaming new media platforms such as etix and Amaon in addition to seeing signicant gains in streaming media residuals, said SAG-AFTRA President and egotiating Committee Chair Gabrielle Carteris. These gains speak not ust to today, but to our future by establishing important new guidelines on travel and options as well as providing meaningful gains for the background community. SAG-AFTRA ational Executive Director and Chief egotiator David hite said, This negotiation was a heavy lift. e addressed several critical concerns related to travel pay and option periods as well as improving the residuals structure for streaming new media. e also achieved historic gains for our background community and additional enhancements affecting the general membership. The new three-year contract with employers, represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, secures the residuals rate paid to performers for exhibition of their performances on streaming platforms like etix and Amaon. nder the new terms, actors will receive residuals for exhibition on subscription video on- demand platforms earlier, now after days instead of after one year. The new formula delivers a -percent increase in Residuals are due sooner, down to 90 days from one year. Plus, there's a new foreign residual for when your work is shown on affiliated platforms abroad. residuals Improvements of more than 300% for content streaming on new media like Netflix and Amazon. Gains in the new contract include: Continues on page 21 SAGAFTRA.org | Summer/Fall 2017 | SAG-AFTRA 19