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‘Life and death’ Stars argue action is aimed at protecting jobbing players

Who is on strike?

The strike was called last Thursday morning by US actors’ union Sag-Aftra (which was formed in 2012 after a merger between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), after the breakdown in negotiations with the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers), which represents the studio bosses. Sag-Aftra has about 160,000 members: actors in film and TV shows, video game performers, radio presenters, models and YouTube influencers. Technically the

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