SAG-AFTRA strike: All eyes on actors union following tentative deal between studios and writers

Now that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the trade association representing major Hollywood studios, all eyes have turned toward SAG-AFTRA, the union representing about 160,000 actors. While late night and talk programs like “The Tonight Show” and “The Talk” can return once the WGA deal is ratified by rank-and-file union members, the Hollywood machine cannot fully function until the AMPTP resolves its dispute with the actors union. The tentative WGA deal increases pressure on...