SAG-AFTRA votes for strike approval for video game performers
by Ash Parrish from The Verge - All Posts on (#6F2WM)
Image: Sony As one of the twin Hollywood strikes appears to be winding down, SAG-AFTRA has voted to approve strike authorization for video game performers covered under the union's interactive media agreement. Earlier this week, the writers' half of the Hollywood strikes reached a tentative agreement that may bring that standoff to an end, but the actors strike is still ongoing - and now with a new strike from video game performers looming should negotiations fail.
Though strike authorization was granted with a 98 percent approval vote, only 27 percent of eligible members voted. Strike authorization approval does not mean that video game voice actors and motion capture performers are now on strike. However, should contract negotiations reach an...