Dec 11th, 2008 · The Screen Actors Guild plans to send strike authorization ballots to more than 100,00 union members on Jan. 2. Votes will be counted on Jan. 23, nearly two weeks after the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, but ahead of the Feb. 22 Academy Awards, the most important date on the Hollywood calendar.
Nov 21st, 2008 · Hollywood could see another strike soon. The Screen Actors Guild and movie studio representatives are holding their first contract talks in four months with a federal mediator, but expectations of a deal are low.
Oct 31st, 2008 · The Screen Actors Guild is attempting to distribute $25 million in unclaimed residuals. It's launched an advertising campaign called "Get Your Money." Some 66,000 people are entitled to unclaimed residuals from past performances.
Jun 27th, 2008 · The contract for the Screen Actors Guild expires on Monday. The parties are nowhere near an agreement, though the smaller actors' union, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, is in the process of voting on a contract. Chances of a Hollywood actors' strike are slim, but movie shoots have already ground to a halt, just in case.
Feb 18th, 2005 · The Screen Actors Guild is hoping to honor stuntmen, but getting new award categories has proved difficult in the past.
Dec 5th, 2004 · The executive director and CEO of the Screen Actors Guild, Robert Pisano, has been sued by some members of the union because Pisano is also on the board of directors of the DVD rental company Netflix. Some wonder how he can accurately represent actors who are trying to negotiate DVD residuals when Netflix is so cozy with the studios. Iris Mann reports (6:15)