More than 98% of those who cast ballots voted in favor of authorizing a strike, the SAG-AFTRA union said. The union is set to begin contract talks with gaming companies Tuesday.
Amazon is scrambling to catch up with rivals like Microsoft, which invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019, followed by another multibillion-dollar investment at the start of the year.
A shutdown that would halt pay for military families and government workers comes at a particularly precarious time for many households that are already struggling financially.
Unlike emergency unemployment aid, rental relief programs don’t show many signs of fraud. But efforts are underway in at least five states to claw back improperly issued money, sowing confusion among landlords and tenants.