A historic double strike that will effectively shut down Hollywood was officially called and will begin Friday, after a union representing nearly all TV and film actors failed to secure a new contract with major studios.
The national board for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) officially announced the strike at a 3 p.m. news conference on Thursday, after meeting and voting in favor of the labor action in the hours after the Wednesday deadline expired for a new agreement. Television and radio journalists, who are also SAG-AFTRA members, are not included in the strike