Actors on SAG strike: 'Greed is going to be the end of humanity' | USA TODAY

The film and TV industry is on the verge of a shutdown after contract negotiations failed. RELATED: WGA writers strike continues, media CEO gives commencement speech https://tinyurl.com/2v62x6yn The Hollywood actors' union is on the verge of a virtual shutdown of the American film and TV industry. After a month of tense negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the major studios, talks collapsed at the midnight (PDT) deadline Wednesday, and the union's negotiating committee unanimously recommended a vote by its national board to call a strike, joining movie and TV writers, who walked out May 2. The vote will be held Thursday morning, and a formal announcement by the actors union is expected at noon PDT; both sides had already extended talks by 12 days after their initial contract expired June 30. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY:https://bit.ly/43eTLwi » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #SAG #Entertainment #Strike