On Saturday night, Deadline reported that a tentative agreement had been reached between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which represents “below the line” workers in the film and television industry such as cinematographers, grips, hair stylists, costumers, and editors, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which includes Warner Bros., Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and many other studios.

The three-year contract, known as the Basic Agreement, covers the union’s thirteen Hollywood locals. Negotiations have been ongoing for months, and the announcement came just before the Sunday night deadline set by the union, at which point sixty thousand IATSE members across the country would have begun a strike, shutting down film and television production nationwide. That strike, which was authorized by a vote of 99 percent in favor, with 90 percent of eligible members casting ballots, would have been the largest such private-sector action since the seventy-three-thousand-person United Auto Workers (UAW) strike at General Motors.

In announcing the tentative agreement, IATSE president Matthew Loeb called it “a Hollywood ending.” “We went toe to toe with some of the richest and most powerful entertainment and tech companies in the world, and we have now reached an agreement with the AMPTP that meets our members’ needs,” he added.