The SAG-AFTRA vote formally ends six months of labor strife, though some members were not happy about the contract’s artificial intelligence protections.

The approval of the three-year contract from the members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists was no certainty, with some prominent members voicing dissent on the deal for which the union leaders bargained.

AFTRA’s members to ratify the deal was around 78% to 21%, the union said. Actors went on strike for almost four months earlier this year.

AFTRA, the Hollywood actors union, ratified a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents major studios and streamers, the union said on Tuesday.

A vast majority of SAG-AFTRA members voted to ratify a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, bringing the 118-day actors’ strike to a formal conclusion, the union announced on Tuesday.

Sag-Aftra members were on strike for 118 days against major TV and film companies. US actors union Sag-Aftra has ratified its contract with Hollywood studios, a month after a tentative deal was agreed.

The US union of actors has hailed an “enormous victory” as the deal that ended the months-long Hollywood strike was officially ratified, with members voting overwhelmingly in favour. The walkout by the Sag-Aftra union lasted 118 days and brought Hollywood to a standstill,

Hollywood actors overwhelmingly ratified a new, hard-fought deal with studios that paves the way for a rebound in an entertainment industry that had seen film and television production come to a halt during a months-long strike.