Members of SAG-AFTRA have voted overwhelmingly to give their leaders the
authority to call a strike against the video game industry, which is
expected to rake in more than $20 billion this year in the U.S. alone.
The strike-authorization vote comes after negotiations for a new
contract broke off in June 2015.
The vote doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s going to be a strike,
but it gives union leaders a powerful bargaining chip when they return
to the table. If future talks fail to produce an agreement, leaders
would be able to call a strike without another vote.
The strike authorization was approved by 96.5% of those voting,
though only those who had worked under the union’s Interactive Media
contract were eligible to cast ballots, and the union isn’t saying how
many voted.
For more information, read the David Robb article in Deadline by clicking here.
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