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SAG-AFTRA Board Approves New Network Television Code for Non-Primetime Broadcasts

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The contract, which generates over $200 million in covered earnings for SAG-AFTRA members, was approved with 84% of the vote and now heads to the actors guild membership for a ratification vote.

Guild president Fran Drescher highlighted the contract’s new protections for actors involved in nude or intimate scenes, continuing SAG-AFTRA’s work to combat sexual harassment on sets with various initiatives including the creation of an intimacy coordinator registry.

This contract exemplifies why unions are essential for labor. Thanks to the strength of SAG-AFTRA, which fought for the substantial gains acquired through this negotiation, many will benefit.

The biggest beneficiaries being dancers, stand-ins and promotional announcers,” Drescher said in a statement. “But, also in the interest of elevating consciousness and sensitivity of a performer’s safe space, it expands protections for those performing nude or in intimate scenes.

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