After meeting with the Screen Actors Guild last week, the feds - in the person of federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez - met with Hollywood producers and studios on Thursday about the stalemate between the labor union and the production and distribution companies.
The meeting has been prompted by SAG's request for federal mediation over the lack of a contract since July. Now both parties must wait to see what steps the mediator recommends. Stay tuned.
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