Hollywood actors to strike, join writers on picket lines in 1st dual walk-off since '60s

Hollywood actors will go on strike at midnight, after talks with studios broke down, joining film and television writers who have been on picket lines since May and deepening the disruption of scores of shows and movies.

Hollywood studios now face their first dual work stoppage in 63 years, forcing them to halt many productions across the United States and abroad. The twin strikes will add to the economic damage from the writers walkout, delivering another blow to an industry struggling with changes to its business.

Both Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) — which is Hollywood's largest union representing 160,000 film and television actors — and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are demanding increases in base pay and residuals in the streaming TV era, plus assurances that their work will not be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI).

The actors' union announced at a Thursday press conference that the strike will begin at midnight, after its national board voted unanimously to authorize the walkout. A deadline to reach a new contract expired on Wednesday
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