SAG Votes to Strike After Negotiations Fail, Joining WGA
The movement has been hinted at for the last few weeks but now it's official: Actors are joining writers on a nationwide strike this Thursday July 13, effective at midnight. The announcement was made this afternoon via press conference at the SAG-AFTRA Plaza in Los Angeles, which was held immediately after the guild's National Board vote.
In an official statement, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland didn't mince words when calling out studios and officializing the strike:
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