The Allied victory in WWII had a lot to due with Germany's decision to wage a two-front war.

The actor's in Hollywood are taking a similar approach in their negotiations with the studios.

The two actor's studios, SAG and AFTRA can't come to a concessious on how to deal with AMPTP, who represent the Hollywood studios.

AFTRA, the smaller and less powerful of the two unions, is willing to make greater concessions to the studios than SAG is. SAG wants more than the writer's got after their strike ended half a year ago.

AFTRA currently has a deal on the table that is up for ratification on July 8th.

SAG members are trying to convience AFTRA members that their deal with the AMPTP doesn't go far enough. SAG is pushing hard for a "no" vote from the 40,000+ AFTRA members who are also members of the SAG.

The opinion of SAG is that the AFTRA deal concedes too much. If it is ratified, the studios will use the terms of that deal to set the terms for an AMPTP-SAG deal and SAG fears the bar will be set far too low if the AFTRA contract is ratified.

If the AFTRA contract isn't ratified and AFTRA members decide that SAG is right in demanding more, the actor's will be united against the studios. If the AFTRA contract is ratified, SAG will have an extremely difficult time getting what it wants from the studios.

Either scenario bodes poorly for the near future of Hollywood.

Unless SAG and the studios can come to a quick agreement following Monday's AFTRA decision, it's likely that Hollywood is headed for its second strike this year. Considering that agreement isn't likely to happen, it's in the actor's best interests to unite so they have a better chance of getting what they want.

United or divided, it's looking more and more like the actors are ready to take on a studio system reluctant to make concessions.

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