Key takeaways:
- SAG-AFTRA, a powerful labor union representing thousands of screen performers, failed to reach a new contract with major studios and streaming services.
- The union’s negotiating committee voted unanimously to recommend that the SAG national board call a strike.
- The union has not yet announced when the strike will begin, but it is expected to be soon and it is unclear how long the strike will last or what impact it will have on the entertainment industry.
Hollywood actors are on the brink of a strike after a deadline to reach a deal with studios and streaming services passed without an agreement.
The powerful labor union SAG-AFTRA, which stands for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, represents thousands of screen performers. After more than four weeks of bargaining, the group that represents major studios and streamers including Amazon, Apple, Disney, and others failed to reach a new contract.
The union’s negotiating committee then voted unanimously to recommend that the SAG national board call a strike. If the actors strike, they would join screenwriters on picket lines outside studios and filming locations in a bid to get better terms.
SAG-AFTRA said in a statement early Thursday that their Television/Theatrical/Streaming contracts had expired without a successor agreement. The union had set a deadline of 11:59 p.m. PDT Wednesday, when their contracts expired, for a deal to be reached.
The union has not yet announced when the strike will begin, but it is expected to be soon. It is unclear how long the strike will last or what impact it will have on the entertainment industry.
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