Instagram/Duncan Crabtree-Ireland & Celebrity SAG-AFTRA & studios pause talks without a deal. Negotiations to resume before the current contract expires on June 30. March 16, 2026 AceShowbiz - SAG-AFTRA recently concluded a month-long series of discussions with major studios but did not secure a new contract. The union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) agreed to pause formal negotiations and plan to resume talks later this spring, ahead of the current contract's June 30 expiration.