DGA ratifies four-year contract with major studios

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Set us as preferred The Directors Guild of America on Thursday night said it approved a four-year contract with major studios.The new contract will boost studio contributions to DGA’s healthcare plan, increase minimum salaries and offer AI protections.The DGA declined to say how many voted in favor of the contract, but in a memo to members, union President Christopher Nolan and National Executive Director Russell Hollander said members “voted overwhelmingly” to ratify it.

“Throughout this process, our focus was clear: protect our members, strengthen the Guild, and address the challenges facing our industry during a period of profound change,” Nolan and Hollander wrote in a memo to members sent on Thursday.“...

We have achieved critical wins that put the Guild in a position to further protect our members economic and creative rights now and into the future.” Hollywood Inc.The DGA’s board on Friday unaminously voted to recommend their members to approve a four-year contract with major studios.The newly ratified contract provides some stability in Hollywood, about three years after a summer of strikes led by Writers Guild of America and performers guild SAG-AFTRA.

WGA approved a contract with major studios under the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in April and SAG-AFTRA members ratified their contract in June.All the contracts extend the terms to four years instead of three years, which studios had sought out.The AMPTP in a statement thanked DGA, WGA and SAG-AFTRA “for their thoughtful and collaborative approach to negotiations.” “Together, we reached agreements that deliver substantial gains for guild members while supporting greater stability across the entertainment business,” the AMPTP said.

“We are encouraged by the trust built throughout this cycle and look forward to buildin...