Official statement from SAG national president Alan Rosenberg:

“We have taken no steps to initiate a strike authorization vote by the members of Screen Actors Guild. Any talk about a strike or a management lockout at this point is simply a distraction. The Screen Actors Guild national negotiating committee is coming to the bargaining table every day in good faith to negotiate a fair contract for actors.”

It’s possible there may be a sudden renegotiation on the SAG/AMPTP front as the two unions trip over each other trying to get the better PR handle on the whole situation.

Right now, though, it seems like all the panic is hogwash and that there won’t be a SAG strike at midnight.

The day that matters now is July 8th, when the AFTRA votes on their AMPTP contract that SAG feels is unacceptable. A “yes” vote on behalf of AFTRA will neuter the SAG negotiations while a “no” vote might bring an AFTRA strike authorization vote. Then, all eyes turn to the 44,000 dual SAG/AFTRA members.

If this all seems confusing, there is a long and detailed report HERE that might be able to clear things up, though everyone is having trouble trying to see through the smoke, mirrors, rumors and gossip.