ACTRA, producers, to try and break deadlock today

TORONTO – While actors union ACTRA has issued a number of releases over the last several days detailing its dismay with contract negotiations – or lack thereof – the producers groups (CFTPA and APFTQ) say they want to stay out of the media. ACTRA issued recent press releases saying that the U.S. Screen Actors Guild are backing their Canadian counterparts, not to mention the United Steelworkers, the International Federation of Actors, and Canadian talent agents, said to be "in shock" over producer demands. "In a statement, the Talent Agents and Managers Association of Canada (TAMAC) said they were shocked by...