Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse

Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down. Union leaders said at a news conference that they voted unanimously for a strike to begin at midnight. Outside Netflix’s Hollywood offices, picketing screenwriters chanted “Pay Your Actors!” immediately after the strike was announced. AdvertisementIt’s the first strike for actors from film and television shows since 1980. The 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America have been on strike since their own talks collapsed and their contract expired on May 2.