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Screen Actors Guild to seek strike authorization (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 11/24/2008
Screen Actors Guild to seek strike authorization (AP)
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AP - The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.
msnbc.msn.com - 11/22/2008
Hollywood actors guild to seek strike
— msnbc.msn.com — The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its... first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator. Hollywood actors guild to seek strike

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SAG inches closer to strike - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
variety.com - 11/26/2008
SAG inches closer to strike - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
— variety.com — Authorization to be sent out to members in Dec. The Screen Actors Guild will send out its... strike authorization vote to members next month, making it possible for actors to strike as early as January -- prompting a bitter response from the majors. In a ... SAG inches closer to strike - Entertainment News, Film ...

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Screen Actors Guild Takes Step Closer to Strike Vote - Today's News: Our Take
tvguide.com - 11/23/2008
Screen Actors Guild Takes Step Closer to Strike Vote - Today's News: Our Take
— tvguide.com — The Screen Actors Guild announced Saturday it plans to seek support from members to pursue a strike... vote, after talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed again. In a statement, the union said it "will now launch a ... Screen Actors Guild Takes Step Closer to Strike Vote - ...

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AMC Entertainment Script To Screen Movie Blog:  SAG Pushes for Actors Strike

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SAG Pushes for Actors Strike
AMC Entertainment Script To Screen Movie Blog — Looks like the Screen Actors Guild is pushing for a strike. We know how well that worked last time. Yahoo reports Residuals are payments to actors that are made every time a production airs, such as TV reruns. Many SAG members rely on residuals for more than half of their income, Allen said. “They’re asking us to bless a system we believe would be the beginning of the end of residuals, and that’s a very scary thought for working actors,” he said. The producers’ alliance condemned ...

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