COVID-19 Safety Agreement to Expire May 11, 2023
The DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsters and the Hollywood Basic Crafts Announce

Agreement Matches May 11 Date Federal Government is Ending its COVID Public Health Emergency
The Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and the Hollywood Basic Crafts, (Teamsters Local 399, IBEW Local 40, LiUNA! Local 724, OPCMIA Local 755 and UA Local 78) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) including Commercials Contract, announced the expiration of the COVID-19 Safety Agreement and its related protocols, effective May 11, 2023. This is the same date the Biden administration plans to let the coronavirus public health emergency expire.

The transition includes the following conditions:
Grandfathering: TV/Film Projects in production before May 11, 2023, which had already established a mandatory vaccination policy in Zone A, may keep that policy for the duration of that production. For episodic projects, this applies only to the season in production before May 11, and not for subsequent seasons.

CLARIFICATION:

Per SAG AFTRA:   If a company wants to continue with the protocols after May 11, 2023 on productions starting on or after May 11, 2023 -  the company will need to get a waiver from the four unions to continue (IA, DGA, SAG-AFTRA and Teamsters.)   Grandfathering: TV/Film Projects in production before May 11, 2023, which had already established a mandatory vaccination policy in Zone A, may keep that policy for the duration of that production. For episodic projects, this applies only to the season in production before May 11, and not for subsequent seasons.