Nina Metz: Hollywood actors are on strike — here’s what you need to know
The union representing Hollywood actors announced Thursday its plans to strike, joining TV and film writers, who have been on strike since May. The last time both unions were on strike at the same time was in 1960.
“We are being victimized by a very greedy entity,” said union president Fran Drescher at a news conference in Los Angeles, referring to the studios and media companies that collectively bargain as the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, or AMPTP.
The actors are represented by SAG-AFTRA, which stands
