Hollywood film and television studios aren't the only ones increasing pressure on the actors' union to begin contract talks to stop a possible strike. Actors have stepped up as well.
George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks have placed an advertisement in Daily Variety urging the Screen Actors' Guild to start negotiations with studios as quickly as possible.
The ad from the stars is part of a strategy to pressure SAG president Alan Rosenberg into beginning early negotiations, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The SAG had worried the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers by refusing to set a date for the start of talks, with studios who desperately want avoid more industrial action with the recent end of the three-month writers' strike. The AMPTP however, seems ready for negotiations, even ahead of the June 30th expiration of their current agreements.
"We welcome early discussions with the actors' unions, and we know from our Directors' Guild of America (DGA) negotiations that a contract can be reached early and without a strike," a statement said.
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