US film and TV crews threaten to launch nationwide strike on Monday

TV and film crews are set to stage strike action (Yui Mok/PA)

The union representing US film and television crews has said its 60,000 members will begin a nationwide strike on Monday if it does not reach a deal on fair and safe working conditions.

A strike would bring a halt to filming on a broad swathe of productions and extend well beyond Hollywood, affecting work in Georgia, New Mexico and other North American shoots.