A hearing is schedule for four days before ballots are due to be returned

Opponents of the proposed SAG-AFTRA merger prepare a 1,000-word document to be sent, along with pro-merger literature, with ballots that go out by the end of the month

The SAG and AFTRA boards approved the proposed merger last Friday and Saturday. Members of each union will vote on the matter in March

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

Analysis: For $400 million, the Vancouver-based studio gets the last "Twilight" film and international distribution expertise

Start Saturday to iron out details of combining the two unions

The two companies asked to withdraw their application for a merger on Thanksgiving, but consumer groups had wanted to speak out against it

Move is seen as a sign that the regulatory agency might soon shoot down the merger

Despite nasty weather, labor groups carry on with weekend merger meeting

Official face-to-face discussions finally got underway this weekend

Meredith Attwell Baker departing commission to help lead government affairs in Washington DC