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Actors’ Unions Launch Strike Against Ad Makers

HeadlineMay 02, 2000

And the nation’s $5 billion TV and radio commercial industry was thrown into chaos yesterday as the two largest actors’ unions launched a strike against ad makers, charging they’re trying to reverse hard-won gains. Picketing actors from the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists rallied in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.

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