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Unemployed actor, Frank Verocca, sits on top of Hollywood sign as part of the actors' strike. Photograph dated August 19, 1980. The strike and Emmy Awards boycott, which ran from July to October 25, 1980, led to a 32.25% increase in minimum salaries and a 4.5% share of movies made for pay TV.