The writers’ strike against Hollywood studios could get a major boost today as the largest union representing actors votes on whether to join the Writers Guild America on the picket lines.
The negotiations board for SAG-AFTRA, which represents more than 160,000 film and TV actors voted unanimously on Wednesday to strike and the national board will convene today and all signs indicate overwhelming support for the WGA, which went on strike May 2. In early June, the actors union voted to walk out if an agreement with the studios was not reached by the time it expired at the end of June. Negotiations that have gone on since then stalled this week, with accusations for the breakdown coming from both sides.
