Hollywood studios, actors union call in mediator to try and avoid strike
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Hollywood studios, actors union call in mediator to try and avoid strike
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The SAG-AFTRA actors union agreed to a request from Hollywood studios to call in a mediator to try to reach a new labour agreement in the final hours before their current contract expires.
The 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA have authorized a strike if a deal cannot be reached before midnight on Wednesday.The actors' union is seeking pay increases and protections around the use of artificial intelligence in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Walt Disney Co, Netflix Inc, Comcast Corp and other companies.
