AFTRA Ratifies Contract

LOS ANGELES After a bitter feud with sister union the Screen Actors Guild over its prime-time TV contract, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ membership on Tuesday approved the union’s new deal with the studios.

Slightly more than 62 percent of the voting members said yes to the pact.

“Today’s vote reflects the ability of AFTRA members to recognize a solid contract when they see it,” AFTRA president Roberta Reardon said late Tuesday. “We were faced with an unprecedented situation of another union mounting a well-funded and ferocious attack on our contract-ratification process.

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