Trending Now - SAG-AFTRA Ratifies 4-year Deal With Pension Fund Merger

WHO:

Deadline - SAG-AFTRA's national board, major studios, SAG-AFTRA membership

Variety - SAG-AFTRA board, Screen Actors Guild

WHAT:

Deadline - SAG-AFTRA's national board approved a four-year contract with major studios.

Variety - The contract includes a plan to merge the union's two pension funds.

Variety - The pension fund merger is scheduled to take place on January 1, 2028.

Deadline - The board's approval was described as "decisive."

WHERE:

Deadline - The decision was made by SAG-AFTRA's national board.

WHEN:

Variety - The pension fund merger is set for January 1, 2028.

WHY:

Variety - The pension merger has been a source of internal friction in the past.

HOW:

Deadline - The deal is now being sent to the membership for a ratification vote.

(UPDATED May 12, 2026 04:15 UTC)

SAG-AFTRA's national board has approved a four-year contract with major studios, a decision described as "decisive." As part of this agreement, the union plans to merge its two pension funds, with the merger set to take place on January 1, 2028. The deal will now be sent to the membership for a ratification vote, addressing a source of internal friction that has been present in the past.