Hello and welcome my name is John August my name is Drew Marccourt and this is a

script note sidecast a short episode about one thing which today is that

Sag aftra the union that represents actors and performers is no longer on strike.

They've reached a new three-year deal, which is now up for ratification by the membership.

And we now have a first look at what's in the deal.

Exactly.

So we don't have final contract language, but SAG today had a big member meeting,

which they went over the terms,

and they put out a 17-page summary,

so we'll take a look at that,

and also the immediate impacts of the strike ending and what that means for the town.

Now I should say that when we did the same thing for the WJ deal, like I was there for all parts of it,

so I knew all the intimate stuff here.

I really don't in this case.

So we're relying on the

summaries and other information we gathered along the way but this won't be as

detailed or probably as precise as what I was able to talk about with the WGA

that's the nature of it. That makes sense. So Drew but you could talk us through the top line basics here.

Sure.

So the deal went into effect November 9th, 2023, and it continues through June 30th, 2026.

And just like the WGA and DGA deals there are increases to minimums each year

so the first year they go up by 7% and another 4% in the second year and then another 3.5% in the

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