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Videogame voice actors strike 'suspended' following agreement with game companies: 'All SAG-AFTRA members are instructed to return to work' | After nearly a year on strike, voice actors are back on the job.
After nearly a year on strike, voice actors are back on the job.
A day after reaching a tentative agreement with major game companies over "critical AI protections" for voice actors, the SAG-AFTRA union has suspended the strike that's been ongoing since July 2024 and given its members the green light to return to work. Game makers, of course, said they'd already offered "meaningful AI protections that include requiring consent and fair compensation," and expressed disappointment when the strike was announced that "the union has chosen to walk away when we are so close to a deal." "It delivers historic wage increases of over 24% for performers, enhanced health and safety protections, and industry-leading AI provisions requiring transparency, consent and compensation for the use of digital replicas in games.
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