Board members from Hollywood's actors union voted Friday to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months.
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists' executive director and chief negotiator, announced at an afternoon news conference that it was approved with 86% of the vote.
The successful vote from the board, whose members include actors Billy Porter, Jennifer Beals, Sean Astin and Sharon Stone, was entirely expected, as many of the same people were on the committee that negotiated it.
In the wake of the announcement of a tentative deal, actors were largely optimistic about what their leaders have won for them, but their reaction to the details will be important.
The last screen actors strike, in 1980, had a rocky ending, with many members opposing the contract.
Persons:
Duncan Crabtree, Billy Porter, Jennifer Beals, Sean Astin, Sharon Stone
Organizations:
Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, SAG, Alliance, Producers
Locations:
Ireland, Los Angeles, Hollywood