SAG-AFTRA Prepares For Strike as A-Listers Demand Transformative New Deal With Studios By July 12

Actors say their pay, creative freedom, and union power have been undermined and want major changes in a new deal.
Over 300 prominent actors, including Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence, signed a letter threatening to strike if their demands are not met.
The main issues are pay, residuals, and regulation of artificial intelligence and self-taped auditions in Hollywood.
SAG-AFTRA has extended negotiations to July 12 but members voted 98% in favor of a strike authorization vote if necessary.
A strike would join an ongoing writers strike, shutting down productions and delaying releases, in Hollywood's first two-union strike in decades.