SAG-AFTRA’s roughly 160,000 members have been asked to authorize their negotiators to call for a strike in an effort by the actors union to jump-start its stalled contract talks with Hollywood movie and television producers.

A walkout could come as early as Friday, when the current three-year deal comes to an end. The Screen Actors Guild national board voted unanimously Sunday to call for the vote after hearing a grim update on the talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which began May 30.

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