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Hollywood Union Sets Oct. 18 Strike Date, Pressuring Studios
- Potential walkout threatens film, TV shutdown next week
- A strike by writers 13 years ago cost the industry $2 billion
One of Hollywood’s most powerful unions set an Oct. 18 strike date, threatening a nationwide shutdown of film and TV production in a fight with studios over work conditions and pay.
Workers will walk out at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on that date unless a deal is reached, said the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which represents thousands of art directors, camera operators and editors.