The commercials contract talks will be the first test of SAG-AFTRA's strength at the bargaining table

The board of the newly merged SAG-AFTRA directs trustees to create a single health and pension plan for its members

Ed Asner, Martin Sheen and others decide to let things be after overwhelming vote in favor of SAG-AFTRA merger

Federal judge James Otero rejects an injunction to block the vote on the SAG-AFTRA merger

SAG and AFTRA tout the endorsement of celebrities such as Tom Hanks, George Clooney and Robert De Niro

96% of union approve terms for a successor agreement to the AFTRA National Code of Fair Practice for Network Television Broadcasting

The merger of the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is blessed by Actors Equity, which represents stage actors and managers

Roughly 35 guild members gather on Wilshire Boulevard, waving signs and handing out pamphlets protesting the proposed SAG-AFTRA merger

Members of AFTRA who work in sound recordings increased their base rates in the new contract

The two main Hollywood acting guilds to finally merge after years of discussion

The proposal still needs approval from both unions' boards and then from members

Deal covers all major broadcast network programming beyond scripted prime-time shows