In Commercial Talks, Unions Mention 'Strike'

Backstage: "For actors, there's bad news, good news, and bad news. The bad news is that their unions are planning to ask them for a strike authorization to give the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists leverage in ongoing talks with the advertising industry. The good news is that the potential conflict is unlikely to resemble the freeway pileup SAG's attempts to wrangle a new TV-and-film contract from producers have become. The bad news is that when the performers' unions are involved, you can't figure on anything."