After much speculation, the Screen Actors Guild has reached the end of its negotiating period with the AMPTP, and the two sides couldn’t reach a deal.
This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. The Screen Actors Guild has reached the end of its negotiating period with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, thus settling whether its members will go on strike.
Now, SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland issue a statement recommending an actors strike, with the final vote to authorize set for this morning. Should the National Board vote to authorize, all ongoing productions will be suspended, and actors will not be allowed to promote upcoming projects in interviews or at events such as San Diego Comic-Con.
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