Board members of Hollywood’s biggest union moved closer Monday night to ousting the guild’s chief negotiator in a revolt against his handling of contract talks with the studios and impatience over bargaining strategy in the face of a worsening economy.
A coalition of Screen Actors Guild board members introduced a resolution calling for Doug Allen, the guild’s executive director and chief negotiator, to be fired. The move was the latest sign of turmoil in a union that has a history of internal strife and warring among its members.
The dissidents, largely so-called moderate board members, contend that the former NFL Players Assn. official has mishandled negotiations and deepened divisions inside the 120,000-member union that have weakened SAG’s clout at the bargaining table.
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