Cut! Actors' strike threatens to bring Hollywood to a standstill - Americas, World - The Independent

Cut! Actors' strike threatens to bring Hollywood to a standstill - Americas, World - The Independent: "To have one trade union paralyse Hollywood was strange; two doing it in quick succession feels like carelessness. A threatened walkout by actors, which could begin as early as next week, is throwing major film and television studios into chaos.

The contract dispute, this time between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and their white-collar bosses, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), is causing what industry experts have called a 'virtual strike'."