SAG-AFTRA Ratifies TV Animation Deals With 12.6% Raise — SkimNews
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- SAG-AFTRA members ratified the 2026 Television Animation Agreement and Basic Cable Animation Agreement with the AMPTP, approving the contracts by a 94.95% vote on Thursday.
- The four-year contracts provide a 12.6% wage increase over the agreement term and enhanced protections around AI use.
- The contracts also provide residual gains and increases to the Health Plan and to pension and retirement plans.
- Sean Astin, SAG-AFTRA president, called the package a “dignified deal with essential AI protections.”
- Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA's National Executive Director and CEO, said TV animation performers deserve wages reflecting the value of their labor and meaningful AI protections; he credited TV Animation Negotiating Committee co-chairs Bob Bergen and David Jolliffe, Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez and the negotiating staff.
- The agreements take effect retroactively from July 1, 2026, and expire June 30, 2030.
Why it matters: TV animation performers gain a 12.6% wage increase over four years, alongside residual gains and stronger AI protections. The July 1, 2026 retroactive start means the newly ratified wage and benefit terms apply to covered work dating back to that date, with the contracts running through June 30, 2030.
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