Screen Actors Guild to Go on Strike (Video)

The Screen Actors Guild, which represents some 160,000 performers, announced a walkout Thursday after failing to reach a new labor agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which represents studios including Walt Disney Co. and Netflix. The Writers Guild of America, meanwhile has been on strike since May 2. SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles.

(Bloomberg) — The Screen Actors Guild, which represents some 160,000 performers, announced a walkout Thursday after failing to reach a new labor agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which represents studios including Walt Disney Co. and Netflix. The Writers Guild of America, meanwhile has been on strike since May 2. SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland speaks at a press conference in Los Angeles.

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