SAG-AFTRA
American media labor union
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| January 2025 | Bungie announces that some voiceover content for Destiny 2's upcoming expansion Episode: Heresy will be missing due to the strike, with plans to enable subtitles by default. |
| December 2024 | League of Legends announces temporary use of base voiceovers due to the strike. Hideo Kojima's games OD and Physint are delayed as a result of the ongoing strike. |
| November 14 2024 | SAG-AFTRA introduces a new Independent Interactive Localization Agreement to allow non-US game developers to hire union voice actors for localization. |
| October 28 2024 | SAG-AFTRA announces a partnership with AI company Ethovox for voice model replicas, including session fees and revenue sharing, while also confirming the strike will continue. |
| October 15 2024 | First in-person negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and video game companies since November 2023 are announced, scheduled to begin on October 23. |
| September 24 2024 | SAG-AFTRA calls for a strike against League of Legends, accusing Formosa Interactive of attempting to circumvent the strike by seeking non-union talent. |
| September 17 2024 | California Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 1836 and AB 2602, providing protections for performers against unauthorized AI use in voice-over and motion capture work. |
| September 4 2024 | Lightspeed LA, a Tencent division, signs an interim agreement with the union, allowing their actors to continue working. |
| July 26 2024 | SAG-AFTRA officially initiated a labor strike against American video game companies, focusing on protecting performers from AI-related concerns and securing fair compensation for digital likenesses. |
| July 26 2024 | Strike becomes officially effective at 12:01 am PDT, involving approximately 2,600 people in voice acting, motion capture, and related video game industry roles. |
| July 25 2024 | SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland announce the strike against major video game publishers, with a focus on preventing AI abuse of performers' work. |
| January 2024 | SAG-AFTRA announced an agreement with Replica Studios regarding voice model replicas in video games, establishing guidelines for consent, storage, usage time limits, and transparency. |
| September 25 2023 | SAG-AFTRA members voted on strike authorization, with 98.32% voting in favor after months of unsuccessful negotiations with major video game companies. |
| September 1 2023 | The SAG-AFTRA National Board voted to send the video game strike authorization vote to its members. |
| November 2022 | The previous Interactive Media Agreement contract expired, initiating negotiations for a new contract. |
| November 2022 | The last SAG-AFTRA video game industry agreement expired and was subsequently extended on a monthly basis. |
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