'The result of this vote shows our membership understands the existential nature of these negotiations,' union president Fran Drescher said.
"The result of this vote shows our membership understands the existential nature of these negotiations," union president Fran Drescher said.Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists video game performers voted 98.32% in favor of authorizing a strike Monday, a day before negotiations were set to resume with industry representatives.
"It's time for the video game companies to stop playing games and get serious about reaching an agreement on this contract," SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescherin a statement.
"It's not being dramatic to say we are at a crossroads where the very sustainability of a career performing in video games is at stake." The union also wants to make sure on-camera performers are entitled to the same breaks as off-camera performers, to
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