Screen Actors Guild Sets Strike Vote on Jan. 2

by Jarrett Martineau | December 10, 2008 at 09:32 am

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The Screen Actors Guild will vote on a strike action on January 2, 2009 — which could set the stage for another disruption to Hollywood productions.

The Screen Actors Guild says it will send strike authorization ballots to its 120,000 members on Jan. 2.
The votes will be counted on Jan. 23, which will not be in time to potentially disrupt the Golden Globe Awards like the writers' strike did last year.

Approval by 75 percent of members is required to pass the measure. If approved, the SAG national board can call a strike.

Guild President Alan Rosenberg said in a statement Wednesday that the future of professional actors is at stake. The guild remains at odds with Hollywood studios over treatment of Internet productions and actor benefits in the event of unplanned work stoppages.