Unionized movie and television directors approved a new three-year contract with Hollywood studios on Friday, with 87 percent voting in support.The Directors Guild of America, which has 16,321 eligible voters, announced the results, saying that there was record turnout and that the contract included “gains on wages, global streaming residuals, safety, diversity and creative rights.”The ratification formally prevents the doomsday scenario of three major Hollywood unions striking simultaneously. More than 11,000 screenwriters have been walking picket lines for eight weeks, bringing many productions to a halt. No talks are scheduled between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of studios. The writers and studios left the bargaining table on May 1 very far apart on the major issues.The contract between studios and SAG-AFTRA, the guild that repres …
