Infuriated by hard-line tactics used by SAG leaders in contract talks with studios, a less militant collection of actors has started a campaign to take over the guild.

Infuriated by hard-line tactics used by SAG leaders in contract talks with studios, a less militant collection of actors has started a campaign to take over the guild.

The stage is set for a new and more difficult phase in the showdown between actors and producers over a contract to replace the current deal, which expires June 30.