Today marks the beginning of picketing after the SAG-AFTRA board approved a strike.

SAG-AFTRA union members will strike after contract talks with the studios broke down. The strike started on Thursday at midnight. The actors union will join picket lines with the Writers Guild of America. 

The studios' bargaining arm made historic benefit boosts, but union President Fran Drescher criticized their greed. The union represents about 160,000 performers. 

 The strike started on Thursday at midnight. The actors union will join picket lines with the Writers Guild of America in the 11th week of its own walkout. The AMPTP represents studios, networks, and streaming services.  The strike announcement was made jointly by Drescher and union National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland following the expiration of the union's contract with the AMPTP and the breakdown of talks.

By Anita Johnson-Brown

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