A strike threat looms over U.S. film and TV shoots in Canada after local actors said Thursday they could form picket lines to fend off North American producers' demands for steep pay cuts. Negotiations on a new Independent Production Agreement between ACTRA, representing 21,000 domestic performers, and Canadian and U.S. producers broke off Wednesday, with workers urging that a mediator help end an apparent impasse.
See "Strike Looms Over U.S. Production in Canada", Reuters, The New York Times, October 26, 2006