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SAG could strike by end of January - Entertainment News, Business News, Media
variety.com - 12/10/2008
SAG could strike by end of January - Entertainment News, Business News, Media
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Guild to send out ballots on Jan. 2 The Screen Actors Guild has made its strike threat official, announcing it will send out authorization ballots Jan. 2 and reveal the results Jan. 23 -- setting the stage for an Oscars boycott and a halt to most production. SAG announced the timeline Wednesday ...
variety.com - 12/10/2008
SAG could strike by end of January
— variety.com — The Screen Actors Guild has made its strike threat official, announcing it will send out authorization ballots... Jan. 2 and reveal the results Jan. 23 -- setting the stage for an Oscars boycott and a halt to most production. SAG announced the ... (more) SAG could strike by end of January

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SAG Strike Rift Emerges - Today's News: Our Take
tvguide.com - 12/15/2008
SAG Strike Rift Emerges - Today's News: Our Take
— tvguide.com — New Rift Opens in SAG over Strike Vote Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild plan to hold... an emergency meeting after the union's New York board came out against holding a strike authorization vote. The guild plans to send out ballots Jan. 2 to its ... (more) SAG Strike Rift Emerges - Today's News: Our Take

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zap2it.com - 12/15/2008
Actors Set Date to Vote on Strike
— zap2it.com — SAG will send out strike ballots on Jan. 2 > It's official: The Screen Actors Guild will... mail out strike referendum ballots will be mailed out Jan. 2, with ... (more) Actors Set Date to Vote on Strike

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Lostpedia Blog:  Actor Strikewatch Update: December

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Actor Strikewatch Update: December
Lostpedia Blog — The possibility of another Hollywood strike has become real again. The Screen Actors Guild has announced they will mail strike authorization ballots to its members on January 2, 2009, and will count the votes on January 23. For more info, see Variety. ...

January Actors Strike To Deflate OSCARS??
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. — I am – Hercules!! From Variety: SAG announced Wednesday that it had set Jan. 2 as the date for sending its strike authorization ballots out to its 120,000 members. Results will be announced Jan 23 -- a full month before the Feb. 22 Academy Awards. The membership could vote "no" on the strike. But if it votes "yes," will they have to cancel the Oscars? When the Screen Actors Guild struck in 1980, the Emmys went on, actor-free except for Powers Booth. Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here .

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