AFTRA and SAG are at war. With prime-time contract negotiations looming for actors, the two actor unions are planning to negotiate separate deals with the majors.

The unions had been scheduled to give final approval Saturday at a joint board meeting to a contract proposal to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Instead, the AMPTP must now decide whether to start negotiations first with AFTRA or SAG. It is likely that the majors would prefer going first with AFTRA, since it covers only three primetime shows under the contract and has been far more moderate than SAG.

The current feature-primetime contract expires June 30.

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