LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Screen Actors Guild's new interim national executive director says he is deeply committed to serving the guild in a "particularly challenging" time for actors.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Doug Allen announced Monday that he is resigning as national executive director and chief negotiator of the U.S. Screen Actors Guild.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The Screen Actors Guild has called an emergency meeting in Los Angeles on whether to cancel a strike authorization vote, observers said.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Doug Allen, national executive director of the Screen Actors Guild, says a call for a strike authorization from members of the U.S. union is justifiable.

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- New York Screen Actors Guild leaders say they want federal mediation in their contract negotiations, representing a split with the California leadership.

LOS ANGELES, July 27 (UPI) -- The Screen Actors Guild national board has voted to endorse its negotiating committee's rejection of what Hollywood producers called their final contract offer.

LOS ANGELES, July 11 (UPI) -- The Screen Actors Guild reportedly presented a counteroffer to the group of Hollywood film and TV producers with which it has been negotiating.

LOS ANGELES, April 2 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild said it has agreed to begin formal contract negotiations with a group of television and film producers this month.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild said it will be ready to begin formal negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after March 31.

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Former NFL Player's Association executive Doug Allen will be the point man for the Screen Actors Guild in upcoming U.S. contract negotiations.