Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines

[RadishRose]

SAG-AFTRA announced Thursday that it is on strike against the film and TV companies, marking only the second time in Hollywood history that actors have joined writers on the picket lines.

The SAG-AFTRA national board held its meeting on Thursday morning and voted unanimously to approve a strike recommendation forwarded by the negotiating committee, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, chief negotiator of SAG-AFTRA, said during a press conference.

“Union members should withhold their labor until a fair contract can be achieved,” he told the room of SAG actors and journalists. “They have left us with no alternative.”

The strike begins at midnight on Thursday and picketing will start on Friday morning.

“We are being victimized by a very greedy enterprise,” SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher said during Thursday’s press conference. “At some point you have to say ‘No, we’re not going to take this anymore. You people are crazy. What are you doing? Why are you doing this?’”

“I cannot believe … how [the studios] plead poverty, that they are losing money left and right, when they give $100 millions to their CEOs. It is disgusting. Shame on them.”

https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-double-strike-wga-amptp-1235669492/

 

[SeaBreeze]

Well, it seems like they're striking for good reasons, and I wish them luck, hope it doesn't last too long.

 

[Brookswood]

Has anybody noticed that the late night talk shows have been shut down for months due to the Writers Strike?

Does anybody care?

I didn’t. And, I don’t.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wga-strike-late-night-shows-shut-down-1235477882/

Kimmel, Colbert, Fallon etc. have been silenced. Or at least lost their main platform.

 

[Jules]

I miss the late night talk shows. For other shows that are still on, the actors can’t do the required promotions for new movies, etc. If you see someone discussing one, the interview was taped prior to the strike. It’s the same for podcasts.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

While I believe that this strike is necessary for some, it will put a lot of people out of work. I hope the writers get what they deserve but this collateral damage is unfortunate: “The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry.” There are actors who are probably underpaid, but other's who's salaries are ridiculous.

Over the past few years, the time span between new seasons has gotten longer and longer. This strike is going to make it even worse. I'm glad I have plenty to watch while waiting for the airing of the new seasons.

 

[Meanderer]