So, one of the actors’ unions settled. This may be a “DGA moment” for SAG — i.e., just as the DGA settlement represented the endgame of the writer’s strike process — various public displays of rhetoric notwithstanding — this may an analogous turning point for SAG. And then, for the first time since last Halloween, [...]

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As reported by Variety and recapped by the NY Sun…

AFTRA, Studios Near Deal
By Staff Reporter of the Sun
May 27, 2008
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and major studios are nearing a deal on AFTRA’s prime-time contract after 16 days of negotiations held at the headquarters of the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television [...]

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Sure! The economy’s in the crapper, along with the dollar, and Hollywood has barely recovered from the writer’s strike! Let’s have another! We won’t need to worry whether the film biz is “recession proof” — we’ll just keep having shutdowns during the recession!
Or does this simply mean that AFTRA will make the “blueprint” that SAG [...]

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The latest word - aside from glum forecasts that a strike nobody wants might yet happen — is that there is no “word.” Which, at the moment, is a good thing.
A good synopsis of the present moment:

Raising hopes that some progress is being made in talks between members of the Screen Actors Guild and the [...]

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