# Agreement still must be approved by the board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

*business · news · 2026-05-05 · Hartford Courant*

## Key points

- The tentative SAG-AFTRA contract agreement is for four years instead of the usual three.
- Specific contract details will not be released until the union board reviews the agreement.
- AI-related protections and improved residual payments were key negotiation priorities for SAG-AFTRA.
- Negotiations took six weeks and were paused for simultaneous writers' talks, which had a similar four-year deal.

**Companies:** Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
**Countries:** United States

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