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What’s Holding Up an Actors’ Strike Deal

An inside look at the negotiations surrounding the A.I. issue and others that are preventing the SAG-AFTRA strike from (finally) coming to an end.

SAG-AFTRA is expected to respond or counter the offer as early as Monday.
SAG-AFTRA is expected to respond or counter the offer as early as Monday. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Jonathan Handel
November 6, 2023

Maybe one day robots will do deals, but tonight they’re the main reason there is no deal to end the almost-four month SAG-AFTRA strike. A.I. and streaming residuals remain the roadblocks to an agreement between the union and the studios and streamers—despite the recent participation of eight company C.E.O.s and top execs, and a supposed “last, best, and final” offer delivered yesterday. There will be no deal tonight, and the union is likely to counter the L.B.F. tomorrow, with uncertain results thereafter. So no, don’t chill the champagne yet.