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Labor/Employment

Mar. 30, 2012

Judge allows Hollywood unions' merger vote

The tallying of votes in a merger between two powerful entertainment unions can proceed as scheduled, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

By Brian Sumers

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The tallying of votes in a merger between two powerful entertainment unions can proceed as scheduled, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

A group of members of the Screen Actors Guild, led by Martin Sheen and Ed Asner, filed suit against their union last month, saying it did not engage in proper due diligence in a proposed merger with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. They had sought to delay the announ...

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