SAG-AFTRA represents more than 160,000 entertainment and media professionals.
To get 100% ofthisboard to agree on something shows that we are united.
SAG-AFTRA hasnt struck the film and TV industry since the merger of SAG and AFTRA in 2012.
SAG-AFTRA headquarters building in Los AngelesGetty Images
We must get all our ducks in a row should the need present itself.
The prospect of a strike is not a first option, but a last resort.
As my dad always says, Better to have and not need than to need and not have!
We must be ready to fight to secure a meaningful deal for our members.
A successful strike authorization vote doesnt initiate a strike.
The news comes onDay 16 of the Writers Guild strikeagainst the AMPTP.
The Directors Guild, meanwhile,began contract negotiationswith the AMPTP on May 10.
