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(the longest strike in the guild’s history) [6] 2007-08 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike: 99 days [7] [8] [9] 2000 2000 Commercial Actors strike: 182 days [10] 1988 1988 Commercial Actors Strike 25 days [11] 1988 1988 Writers Guild of America strike: 154 days (the longest strike in the guild's history) [12] 1987 1987 Directors Strike
Other segments of the actors union have gone on strike too, including several long standoffs over the TV commercials contract. A 2016-2017 strike by the union's video game voice actors lasted a ...
The strike marks the first time that actors have initiated a labor dispute since the 1980 actors strike. On September 1, the SAG-AFTRA National Board voted to send the video game strike authorization vote to its members, [ 23 ] [ 24 ] and on September 25, the results showed the authorization passed with 98.32% voting in favor.
At the time, SAG and AFTRA represented a total of approximately 135,000 actors who were paid US$720 million in 1999 for their work in the advertising industry. [2] However, the average SAG member was making less than $7,000 per year despite having to pay many related costs out of pocket, and most SAG members had other jobs that provided the majority of their income.
Hollywood's actors and writers have not been on strike simultaneously since 1960, when John F. Kennedy was running for president, "Gunsmoke" was the top-rated series on U.S. television, and stars ...
A strike also means actors will stop promoting their projects through these kinds of appearances, which will likely leave the entertainment news industry, as well as talk shows, at a loss.
But Hollywood actors have not appeared on their shows to promote their movies during the actors strike. The Hollywood strikes have been costly, with a nationwide economic impact of at least $5 ...
The SAG-AFTRA strike has shut down scores of film and TV productions as actors hit the picket line. While many sets had already shut down as a result of the WGA writers strike, the actors strike ...