Pushing the strike vote to January will keep the Golden Globes and the Television Critics Association press tour safe AP Staff <p>LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Screen Actors Guild says it will send strike authorization ballots to its 120,000 members on Jan. 2.</p> <p>The votes will be counted on Jan. 23, which will not be in time to potentially disrupt the Golden Globe Awards like the writers' strike did last year.</p> <p>Approval by 75 percent of members is required to pass the measure. If approved, the SAG national board can call a strike.</p> <p>Guild President Alan Rosenberg said in a statement Wednesday that the future of professional actors is at stake. The guild remains at odds with Hollywood studios over treatment of Internet productions and actor benefits in the event of unplanned work stoppages.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Copyright (2008) Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.</em></p> movies 2008-12-10T17:24:18Z 351 Votes on a possible strike won't be counted until January 23 2038-01-18T00:00:00Z false 39 false false false false true false true false false false 2008-12-10-screen-actors-guild-sets-strike-vote-on-jan-2 1 2008-12-14T21:27:00Z 5 Screen Actors Guild sets strike vote on Jan. 2 published Eastern Time (US & Canada) http://tinyurl.com/lqefcr 2009-09-01T03:36:33Z false 12 6