SAG Near Closure, But Far from Healed

Backstage: "The long stalemate between the Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood producers may not be over yet, but it appears to be coming to an end. Negotiators reached a tentative agreement on a new television-and-film contract April 17, and SAG's national board of directors approved the deal two days later—albeit by a slight margin, as the union continues to be split almost down the middle. The guild's self-described moderates prevailed over the hard-liners in Membership First, 53 percent to 47 percent."