Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads
1 year, 5 months ago

Actors and writers on strike rally in Philadelphia and Chicago as union action spreads

Associated Press  

Striking screenwriters and actors held rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago on Thursday as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities. “We have the same issues,” said Nikki Izanec, president of the Philadelphia SAG-AFTRA local, on her way to Thursday’s rally. “Lots of people pay attention to L.A. and New York, but our issues are the same as theirs.” The Philadelphia rally at Love Park drew actors Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter, stars of the hit Philly-set TV show “Abbott Elementary.” Said Ralph: “Enough is enough and we demand more.” Actors David Morse and Brian Anthony Wilson also attended. “It’s billions of dollars in streaming and they’re crying broke.” The rallies outside New York and Los Angeles are an important step to showing that many of the issues the actors and writers are fighting for are global ones, she said. We are working class actors.” “I think they’re saying Hollywood actors, because people have the feeling of like, ‘Oh, Hollywood actors are millionaires and they make so much money and they’re greedy.’ No, 86% of our members can’t qualify for health care.” Disney CEO Bob Iger warned last week that it was not a good time for a strike, arguing that the entertainment industry’s recovery from the pandemic is not complete.

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Hollywood writers say jobs are scarce a year after strikes
6 months, 1 week ago

Hollywood writers say jobs are scarce a year after strikes

NPR  

Hollywood writers say jobs are scarce a year after strikes This time last year, Hollywood writers were on strike. KELLY: NPR's Mandalit del Barco covered the five-month-long strike by the Writers Guild of America, the WGA. MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE: At Bob's Big Boy in Burbank, writer Taylor Orci reminiscences about all the free food they used to get last …

Hollywood crew concerned over lack of jobs ever since strike ended: Report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hollywood crew concerned over lack of jobs ever since strike ended: Report

Hindustan Times  

Is Hollywood back to normal after the SAG AFTRA strike that ended on November 9? A new report by LA Times shares that several crew members are facing a touch scenario working in the entertainment industry as the work opportunities have dried up. What the report said The new report added a response by Diego Mariscal, a dolly grip who …

We checked in with Hollywood writers a year after the strike. They’re not OK
7 months, 1 week ago

We checked in with Hollywood writers a year after the strike. They’re not OK

LA Times  

For 14 straight years, Ted Sullivan was consistently paid to pen stories for the screen. “It’s not enough to go in with a pitch,” said Chuck Rose, a 20-year writing veteran with several TV and film projects now in development as well as a series on Amazon. “I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone who follows the business.” The …

Labor unrest defined Hollywood in 2023. Here’s what we learned from the twin strikes
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Labor unrest defined Hollywood in 2023. Here’s what we learned from the twin strikes

LA Times  

Members and supporters of SAG-AFTRA picket in front of Netflix on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. “‘We’re not alone.’” Erin T. Hill, assistant professor of media and popular culture at UC San Diego, said that striking actors and writers benefited from a “perfect storm of what’s been going on with everyone’s job throughout the country.” “The fact that these two unions …

Actors Strike | Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't
1 year, 1 month ago

Actors Strike | Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't

The Hindu  

Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happy-ever-after. There’s too much content and nobody seems to be able to make any profit from it,” says Jonathan Taplin, director emeritus of the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab and author of “The End of Reality: How Four …

Sag-Afra: What happens now the actors’ strike is over?
1 year, 1 month ago

Sag-Afra: What happens now the actors’ strike is over?

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview with Variety this week, Christopher Nolan – whose …

Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios and return to work with writers
1 year, 1 month ago

Hollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios and return to work with writers

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, for the first time in more than six months, neither Hollywood’s actors nor its writers will be on strike. Striking SAG-AFTRA members pose for a group photo on a post apocalyptic-themed picket line outside Netflix studios, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. “We’re thrilled to see SAG-AFTRA members win a contract that creates new …

Hollywood Executives Reach Deal With Actors After Nearly 4 Months On Strike
1 year, 1 month ago

Hollywood Executives Reach Deal With Actors After Nearly 4 Months On Strike

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Hollywood executives reached a tentative agreement with hundreds of thousands of film and TV actors on Wednesday, finally bringing to an end a seismic period of dual strikes in the entertainment industry. The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said members of the union’s negotiating committee approved the tentative deal in a …

Editorial: Finally, Hollywood is back to work. Ending the strikes is good for L.A.
1 year, 1 month ago

Editorial: Finally, Hollywood is back to work. Ending the strikes is good for L.A.

LA Times  

Supporters of SAG-AFTRA picket in front of the Netflix offices along Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles on Oct. 18. After a record-breaking 118-day strike, Hollywood film and television actors were allowed to go back to work Thursday after their union reached a tentative deal with the major studios. The writers’ and actors’ strikes were part of a wave of labor …

Movies and TV shows affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes
1 year, 1 month ago

Movies and TV shows affected by Hollywood actors and screenwriters’ strikes

Associated Press  

Hollywood actors and studios are edging closer to a possible end to a strike that has halted much of the industry’s production for more than three months. The two sides on Thursday were meeting to discuss the actors’ latest counter-proposal on language surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in production, a major sticking point in reaching the three-year contract agreement …

Striking actors hold massive rally in Los Angeles as negotiations progress closer to a deal
1 year, 1 month ago

Striking actors hold massive rally in Los Angeles as negotiations progress closer to a deal

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA shut down all other picket locations for one massive “Unity Picket” on strike day 111 at Walt Disney Studios on Wednesday in Burbank. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator, struck a more cautious tone, saying that while recent discussions have been productive and “things are moving in the right direction,” the parties are “still far from …

ACTORS STRIKE PHOTOS: See images from the 100 days film and TV actors have been picketing
1 year, 2 months ago

ACTORS STRIKE PHOTOS: See images from the 100 days film and TV actors have been picketing

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s TV and film actors have been striking for 100 days now, and there’s no end in sight. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, center, and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland speak during a press conference announcing a strike July, 13, 2023 While the writers strike — declared more than two months before — had …

Striking Hollywood actors are more fired up than ever, 100 days on
1 year, 2 months ago

Striking Hollywood actors are more fired up than ever, 100 days on

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Actor and Sag-Aftra strike captain Brendan Bradley outside Paramount Studios in …

Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors, who slam ‘bullying tactics’
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors, who slam ‘bullying tactics’

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime soon. “We made big moves in their direction that have just been ignored and not responded to,” Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the national executive director and chief negotiator for the Screen Actors Guild-American …

Watch: SAG-AFTRA actors strike outside Warner Bros as talks continue
1 year, 2 months ago

Watch: SAG-AFTRA actors strike outside Warner Bros as talks continue

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as SAG-AFTRA actors strike outside Warner Bros on Friday, 6 …

SAG-AFTRA and studios to meet for a second day in talks to resolve actors’ strike
1 year, 2 months ago

SAG-AFTRA and studios to meet for a second day in talks to resolve actors’ strike

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, white cap front, and the union’s national executive director and chief negotiator, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, left, greet picketers at Netflix in Los Angeles on July 14. But we’d rather be going back to work like everyone else.” In a joint statement Monday evening, SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which negotiates on behalf …

Hollywood Strike | Actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers’ strike ends
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood Strike | Actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers’ strike ends

The Hindu  

With the Hollywood writers strike over, actors will now get a shot at cutting their own deal with studios and streaming services. By mid-morning, the hosts of NBC's “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers”, ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS had announced they'd also return, all by …

‘It was a trauma’: Now that the strike has ended, showrunners wonder how they begin moving forward
1 year, 2 months ago

‘It was a trauma’: Now that the strike has ended, showrunners wonder how they begin moving forward

LA Times  

Actors Sheryl Lee Ralph, left, and Lisa Ann Walter of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” at a strike rally in Philadelphia in July. That relief, for them, is what I felt when the news broke.” “I don’t think there is a single person who works in television,who didn’t feel the effects of how the landscape has changed,” said Liz Tigelaar, showrunner of …

Hollywood actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers strike ends
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood actors to resume negotiations with studios next week, as protracted writers strike ends

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With the Hollywood writers strike over, actors will now get a shot at cutting their own deal with studios and streaming services. Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” which had been using guest hosts when the strike hit, announced Wednesday that it would return Oct. 16 “with an all-star roster of guest hosts for the remainder of 2023.” …

Hollywood Strike | Writers' deal may set a template for talks with striking actors
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood Strike | Writers' deal may set a template for talks with striking actors

The Hindu  

The tentative deal Hollywood writers reached with the major studios and streaming services could serve as a template for actors, who have been on strike since mid-July. That agreement generated optimism among striking actors that they may soon settle their differences with the studios. "I hear it's an exceptional deal and historically, whatever deal they give to one union, the …

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

The Hindu  

Hollywood's writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. After Tuesday's board votes, the contracts were released for the first time to the writers, who had not yet been given any details …

Hollywood Strike | Writers’ strike is not over yet with key votes remaining on deal
1 year, 2 months ago

Hollywood Strike | Writers’ strike is not over yet with key votes remaining on deal

The Hindu  

The deal is made, the pickets have been suspended, and Hollywood's writers are on the verge of getting back to work after months on strike. The next phase comes Tuesday when the governing boards of the two branches of the Writers Guild of America are expected to vote on the tentative agreement reached by union negotiators with Hollywood studios. That …

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios
1 year, 2 months ago

The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday night when board members from their union approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing the industry at least partly back from a historic halt in production. After Tuesday’s board votes, the contracts were released for the first time to the writers, who had not yet been …

Strike deal only first step in resolving Hollywood crisis
1 year, 2 months ago

Strike deal only first step in resolving Hollywood crisis

The Hindu  

A tentative deal to end a long-running writers' strike that has paralysed Hollywood is only a first step in resolving a film industry crisis, as an equally bitter studio stand-off with the actors' union stretches on. ‘Huge roadblock’ The WGA's deal with studios achieved compromises on minimum wage increases, bonus payments for writers participating in hit shows, and guarantees that …

Hollywood returns to work soon as strike ends, get ready for these new movies, but TV shows may take time
1 year, 3 months ago

Hollywood returns to work soon as strike ends, get ready for these new movies, but TV shows may take time

Hindustan Times  

Months long stalemate between the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild is set to finally end after a tentative three-year contract agreement will be approved by the Writers Guild of America's board and members. The labour dispute that had been ongoing since May 2, with writers taking to the picket lines in demand of fair compensation and better conditions. …

As actors restart talks and writers return to work, here are key players in the Hollywood strikes
1 year, 3 months ago

As actors restart talks and writers return to work, here are key players in the Hollywood strikes

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood actors have restarted talks with studios, opening up the possibility that their part in the industry’s double strike could end with the same kind of deal the writers reached to end their pickets last week. Sarandos joined Netflix in 2000, shortly after its founding, and initiated its move into original programming with “Lilyhammer,” “House of Cards” …

Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume negotiations next week
1 year, 3 months ago

Striking Hollywood writers, studios to resume negotiations next week

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Contract talks that could end Hollywood’s writers strike are set to resume next week, studios said Thursday. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the industry’s studios, streaming services and production companies in union negotiations, said in a statement that they had reached out to the Writers Guild of America on Wednesday and the …

US actors joined the writers' strike two months ago today. Here are the TV shows and films affected because of it
1 year, 3 months ago

US actors joined the writers' strike two months ago today. Here are the TV shows and films affected because of it

ABC  

It's been two months since US actors joined industrial action against Hollywood's biggest production houses. Daytime talk shows cross picket lines Drew Barrymore shocked the Hollywood community this week when she announced that her daytime talk show would continue production despite the strike and without its WGA writers. Film Original release date New release date Challengers September 15, 2023 April …

‘Drew Barrymore Show’ picketed as it resumes taping amid strikes
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Drew Barrymore Show’ picketed as it resumes taping amid strikes

LA Times  

Members of Writers Guild of America, East, and SAG-AFTRA picket outside HBO and Amazon headquarters in New York City on Sept. 7, 2023. Members of the Writers Guild of America picketed a taping of “The Drew Barrymore Show” on Monday after it resumed production during the dual Hollywood strikes. I hope for a resolve for everyone as soon as possible.” …

How the Hollywood strike is impacting the production of movies and TV series
1 year, 4 months ago

How the Hollywood strike is impacting the production of movies and TV series

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 19, 2023 16:23 IST - 6 MINS READ The strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters may have halted production by the major studios, but filming of few projects is ongoing. But these exceptions come with conditions: any independent project wanting approval from SAG-AFTRA to continue production during the strike must commit to fulfilling the union’s terms. Effects …

SAG-AFTRA strikes: Every film and TV series that’s allowed to continue production under interim agreements
1 year, 4 months ago

SAG-AFTRA strikes: Every film and TV series that’s allowed to continue production under interim agreements

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Films 3-2 Pulldown, The, Charles Golding 47 Days, Reel Big Studios …

Striking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations
1 year, 4 months ago

Striking writers and studios will meet this week to discuss restarting negotiations

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with representatives for studios to discuss restarting negotiations after the first official communication between the two sides since the strike began three months ago. The Writers Guild of America sent an email to members saying that the head of the Alliance of Motion Picture …

‘There’s no shows being shot.’ A night of strike woes and drinks at industry bar Residuals
1 year, 4 months ago

‘There’s no shows being shot.’ A night of strike woes and drinks at industry bar Residuals

LA Times  

Confession time: In addition to being a food columnist, I am also a member of the performers union SAG-AFTRA. Strike blues at the bar Bill Chott may be best known for playing the principal on Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place.” A union actor since 1994, he had been on the picket line earlier at Warner Bros. Chott said that, …

Sarah Silverman berates ‘scabbing’ actors for working on indie projects during SAG strike
1 year, 4 months ago

Sarah Silverman berates ‘scabbing’ actors for working on indie projects during SAG strike

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When SAG joined the strike, it’s: ‘Movie stars aren’t making movies …

Hollywood strike: Dwayne Johnson donates ‘record’ seven-figure sum to SAG-AFTRA
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood strike: Dwayne Johnson donates ‘record’ seven-figure sum to SAG-AFTRA

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dwayne Johnson has reportedly donated a “seven-figure” amount to The Screen …

Opinion: Actors are striking because we’ve long been in crisis. It’s not just streaming or AI
1 year, 5 months ago

Opinion: Actors are striking because we’ve long been in crisis. It’s not just streaming or AI

LA Times  

SAG-AFTRA members picket outside of Amazon Studios in Culver City on July 14, the first day of the union’s strike. As I searched for the irony in her face, all I could think of was how I’d spent my childhood on stages, lived in a crowded hostel to study Lee Strasberg’s “The Method” at 16 before finally moving to New …

Actors and writers strikes enter second week with no signs of a deal to get Hollywood working again
1 year, 5 months ago

Actors and writers strikes enter second week with no signs of a deal to get Hollywood working again

The Hindu  

The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters is entering its second week with no sign that a swift ending will be achieved. For a week, actors including household names like Tina Fey, Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick, Rosario Dawson, David Duchovny and other stars have joined working class performers and writers on picket lines outside studios and corporate …

Comedians energize the picket lines as Hollywood actors and writers strikes enter second week
1 year, 5 months ago

Comedians energize the picket lines as Hollywood actors and writers strikes enter second week

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters entered its second week with no swift end in sight, and union leaders and star strikers, including a bevy of comedians attempted to boost morale Friday as the novelty of picket lines wears off. His fellow comedians and comic actors abounded on the picket line, including “Saturday Night Live” …

Who’s on strike in Hollywood? Roll the credits and find out
1 year, 5 months ago

Who’s on strike in Hollywood? Roll the credits and find out

LA Times  

Hollywood has ground to a halt with actors and writers striking simultaneously for the first time in more than 60 years. Tens of thousands of directors, camera operators, lighting designers and others represented by an array of different unions aren’t on strike. They can only watch and wait as SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America members press to improve …

‘Am I crossing picket lines if I see a movie?’ and other Hollywood strike fan questions answered
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Am I crossing picket lines if I see a movie?’ and other Hollywood strike fan questions answered

Associated Press  

And now you’re wondering how the dual Hollywood strikes — a pitched battle with actors and writers on one side, and studios and streaming services on the other — will affect you. Some guild members have said watching their programs on streaming services — if they’re still on there — actually helps make their cases to the the studios’ bargaining …

Why Hollywood writers and actors are going on strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Why Hollywood writers and actors are going on strike

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Joe Plummer, the president of Wavelength, agrees: “There's …

Hollywood Strike: Studios say they offered actors $1 billion in gains before strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood Strike: Studios say they offered actors $1 billion in gains before strike

The Hindu  

Major film and television studios offered Hollywood actors more than $1 billion in higher compensation and enhanced benefits before the SAG-AFTRA union called a strike last week, a group that represents media companies said on Monday. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which negotiates on behalf of Netflix Inc, Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros Discovery and others, said …

SAG actors', writers' strikes bring revolution to Hollywood
1 year, 5 months ago

SAG actors', writers' strikes bring revolution to Hollywood

LA Times  

If you want to start a revolution, tell your workers you’d rather see them lose their homes than offer them fair wages. Days later, when an actors’ strike seemed imminent, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger took time away from the Sun Valley Conference in Idaho not to offer compromise but to lecture. A few days later, Barry Diller, chairman and …

Who will lead Hollywood out of its labor nightmare?
1 year, 5 months ago

Who will lead Hollywood out of its labor nightmare?

LA Times  

Welcome to the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. Facing a double strike of writers and performers for the first time in six decades, the major studios are staring down a “hot labor summer” at the worst possible time, with the box office still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, profits under pressure from streaming and the pay-TV …

Actors and writers on strike are united and determined in the face of a long summer standoff
1 year, 5 months ago

Actors and writers on strike are united and determined in the face of a long summer standoff

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Solidarity and stamina were picket-line themes Monday as striking screenwriters and actors in New York and Los Angeles braced for a long, hot summer standoff with studios. Kevin Bacon, who was among the famous faces picketing among unknowns outside Viacom headquarters in New York, said his presence was about “seeing people out here and being aware that …

Hollywood Strike: On the picket lines with actors and writers, from LA to New York
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood Strike: On the picket lines with actors and writers, from LA to New York

The Hindu  

It's a “Strike Girl Summer.” So read a picket sign as the sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have been at it since May. Demonstrators spritzed each other with water and danced to reggaeton music as passersby in cars honked in support of signs like: “Honk …

Hollywood strike: George Clooney extends support to striking actors, calls it ‘inflection point’ in the industry
1 year, 5 months ago

Hollywood strike: George Clooney extends support to striking actors, calls it ‘inflection point’ in the industry

The Hindu  

Hollywood star and Oscar-winner George Clooney has extended support to actors joining writers on picket lines in the momentous industry-halting strike in Hollywood. According to media reports, Clooney has released a statement expressing solidarity with the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and its 1,60,000-strong members. “This is an inflection point in our industry,” Clooney …

Most actors are broke – this strike should kill the ‘champagne socialist’ myth dead
1 year, 5 months ago

Most actors are broke – this strike should kill the ‘champagne socialist’ myth dead

The Independent  

This week saw the London premiere for Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited, star-studded new film Oppenheimer. More specifically Hollywood, which has been partially shuttered since May following strike action by the writers’ union WGA over fair pay and conditions. The show made major stars of many of its supporting cast but instant recognition factor on the street didn’t translate into pay cheques …

On the picket lines with Hollywood’s actors and writers, from LA to New York
1 year, 5 months ago

On the picket lines with Hollywood’s actors and writers, from LA to New York

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — It’s a “Strike Girl Summer.” So read a picket sign as the sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors on Day 1 of their strike, protesting alongside the writers who have been at it since May. Outside the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California, throngs of protesters chanted: “Fists up, curtains down, LA is a …

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