Who’s on strike in Hollywood? Roll the credits and find out
LA TimesHollywood 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 working conditions and the division of profits in an industry upended by streaming. Workers on strike SAG-AFTRA : Actors Voice-over actors Background performers Singers Dancers Stunt performers Stunt coordinators Motion-capture artists Pilots Writers Guild of America : Screenwriters TV writers Comedy variety writers Game show writers Daytime drama writers Workers not on strike Directors Guild of America : Directors Assistant directors Unit directors Associate directors Unit production managers Stage managers International Alliance of Theater Stage Employees : Directors of photography Production designers Editors Animators Computer artists Costume designers Art directors Lighting designers Set designers Sound designers Set decorators Propmasters Camera operators Costumers Unit publicists Script supervisors Continuity coordinators Accountants Makeup artists Hair stylists Boom operators Foley artists Music editors Grips Greensmen Construction coordinators Set painters Rigging technicians Teamsters : Drivers Location managers Casting directors Animal trainers Wranglers Dispatchers Chef drivers Warehouse workers Non-union: Producers Production assistants Music supervisors Visual effects supervisors and technicians