SAG, AFTRA Decline to Strike Games Industry

Dachannien writes "The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have voted against going on strike against the video and computer games industry. The agreement reached between the unions and several participating companies, including Electronic Arts and Activision, increases minimum pay for voice actors to $695 per hour immediately, and increases contributions to the unions' benefits funds. Voice actors will not receive residuals on games that sell well, which was a major sticking point for publishers. While the vote turned out with a majority voting in favor of striking, supermajorities of three-fourths of SAG members and two-thirds of AFTRA members were required in order to cause a strike."

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NOT $695 per hour

[porcupine8]

If you RTFA, it's $695 per four hour recording session.

Still, I'd take those wages. Of course, if you're a struggling actor, that might be all you make that month.