Actors Union and Hollywood studios reach deal to end strike

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing tens of thousands of striking actors, announced a breakthrough deal with Hollywood studios Wednesday night. If fully approved, the contract would bring an end to labor disputes that have crippled the U.S. entertainment industry since May.

The union’s TV/theatrical committee approved the tentative agreement Wednesday with a unanimous vote, according to a statement from Pamela Greenwalt, chief communications and marketing officer for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The strike will officially end at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the union said.