The SAG-AFTRA National Board unanimously agreed to recommend that its members vote to authorize a strike.
. Last night, the SAG-AFTRA National Board unanimously agreed to recommend that its members vote to authorize a strike.
The decision comes ahead of the guild’s TV and theatrical contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers , which begin June 7. An affirmative vote from the guild’s members doesn’t necessarily mean a strike will take place; instead, it would allow the SAG-AFTRA board to call one if deemed necessary during the negotiation process.
“For the first time in a very long time, our member leadership stands in solidarity at the negotiating committee and the National Board levels on moving forward with a strike authorization,” SAG-AFTRA Presidentsaid in a statement. “We must get all our ducks in a row should the need present itself. The prospect of a strike is not a first option, but a last resort.
She continued, “Therefore, I implore eligible members to follow the leads of both the negotiating committee and the National Board with an unprecedented show of solidarity and make three a charm with an emphatic ‘yes’ for a strike authorization vote!”
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