Actors union officials recommend new contract

LOS ANGELES, April 19 (Reuters) - Officials at the Screen Actors Guild said they approved a tentative new contract on Sunday, clearing the way for the 120,000 members of Hollywood's biggest union to vote on the deal.

"Our board voted by a slim majority to send out a deal to our membership," said SAG President Alan Rosenberg, who is opposed to the contract.

SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents movie studios, announced on Friday that they had struck a tentative deal, replacing a contract that expired June 30.

The proposed two-year agreement, covering actors in movies and TV, delivers 3.5 percent effective annual increases. (Editing by Bill Trott)