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Over the weekend Tom Hanks became the most high-profile SAG member to sign an e-mail message urging a yes vote on the AFTRA contract. (link)

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Tom Hanks And Others Urge SAG Not To Strike
Published 6/23/2008 at Cinema Blend News
Tom Hanks And Others Urge SAG Not To Strike The idea of yet another labor strike in Hollywood, so soon after the seemingly endless writer’s strike, isn’t appealing to much of anyone. And yet, the Screen Actors Guild is encouraging its members to vote against a contract accepted by another actors guild, AFTRA. With the strike deadline of June 30 looming, The Hollywood Reporter says that Tom Hanks is lending his high-profile status to trying to get this show on the road. Hanks signed an e-mail message, along with 100 other actors, encouraging SAG to go ahead and accept AFTRA’s ...

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