After 148 days of striking, Writers Guild of America members put down their picket signs and picked up their pencils, heading back to work with a tentative agreement in hand. Still marching outside studio gates are SAG-AFTRA members, but they aren’t alone.
On Friday morning, several days after the WGA landed its historic deal with the AMPTP and before SAG-AFTRA returns to the table Oct. 2, there was a massive turnout on the picket line outside the Warner Bros. lot, with over 600 people in attendance, according to SAG-AFTRA.
Members appeared emboldened by the WGA deal and what it could mean for their upcoming talks. “It definitely gave me hope,” said Ghostbusters actor Ernie Hudson of the WGA deal. “It gave me encouragement that the execs are at least willing to try.” A joint statement on Wednesday from the AMPTP and the performers union about Monday’s return to talks noted that...
On Friday morning, several days after the WGA landed its historic deal with the AMPTP and before SAG-AFTRA returns to the table Oct. 2, there was a massive turnout on the picket line outside the Warner Bros. lot, with over 600 people in attendance, according to SAG-AFTRA.
Members appeared emboldened by the WGA deal and what it could mean for their upcoming talks. “It definitely gave me hope,” said Ghostbusters actor Ernie Hudson of the WGA deal. “It gave me encouragement that the execs are at least willing to try.” A joint statement on Wednesday from the AMPTP and the performers union about Monday’s return to talks noted that...
- 9/29/2023
- by Mia Galuppo and Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated with latest expected attendees: SAG-AFTRA’s Los Angeles Local and the Writers Guild of America will hold a “National Day of Solidarity” rally Tuesday outside Disney Studios.
“SAG-AFTRA and WGA will join forces with the AFL-CIO and its affiliates from across the nation and across industries for a National Day of Solidarity,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement. “In this ‘Summer of Strikes,’ working Americans everywhere are fighting for fair contracts, better compensation, safe working conditions and protections from encroaching technology. Together, we are showing corporate America that when we fight, we win!”
SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since July 14, and the Writers Guild since May 2. The rally will start Tuesday at 10 am Pt.
Among those scheduled to speak at the rally include SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Yvonne Wheeler.
Others scheduled to attend...
“SAG-AFTRA and WGA will join forces with the AFL-CIO and its affiliates from across the nation and across industries for a National Day of Solidarity,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement. “In this ‘Summer of Strikes,’ working Americans everywhere are fighting for fair contracts, better compensation, safe working conditions and protections from encroaching technology. Together, we are showing corporate America that when we fight, we win!”
SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since July 14, and the Writers Guild since May 2. The rally will start Tuesday at 10 am Pt.
Among those scheduled to speak at the rally include SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Yvonne Wheeler.
Others scheduled to attend...
- 8/22/2023
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Editor’s note: One in a series of stories marking the 100th day of the WGA strike.
Over the last 100 days, thousands of WGA members took to the streets of major American cities to show solidarity in their pursuit for a fair deal with the major studios. Over that time, striking writers have had to navigate the weather — including, rain, heat and smoke from the Canadian wild fires — issues of physical and mental fatigue, as well as some studios making it damn-near difficult to picket.
There have been unforeseen obstacles and dangers too — who could have predicted that a producer would slam his car breaks within a few feet of striking writers? Or that an unknown employee would order trees to be trimmed right where picketers march?
Here are five incidents or controversies that picketers have had to deal with since May 2.
Excessive honking
Not long after the WGA hit the picket lines,...
Over the last 100 days, thousands of WGA members took to the streets of major American cities to show solidarity in their pursuit for a fair deal with the major studios. Over that time, striking writers have had to navigate the weather — including, rain, heat and smoke from the Canadian wild fires — issues of physical and mental fatigue, as well as some studios making it damn-near difficult to picket.
There have been unforeseen obstacles and dangers too — who could have predicted that a producer would slam his car breaks within a few feet of striking writers? Or that an unknown employee would order trees to be trimmed right where picketers march?
Here are five incidents or controversies that picketers have had to deal with since May 2.
Excessive honking
Not long after the WGA hit the picket lines,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
As both the mayor of entertainment production hub Burbank and a SAG-AFTRA member himself, Konstantine Anthony has a unique perspective on the union’s first strike against film and television companies in over 40 years.
The former Entourage actor (and Universal Studios House of Horrors werewolf) now presides over the home of the Warner Bros. lot and The Walt Disney Company, among other studios. Burbank has been hard-hit by the ongoing writers’ strike, now in its 11th week, the politician told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday. The impact will only grow now that the actors’ union has staged a walkout following the collapse of negotiations with studios and streamers and the expiration of their film and television contracts package on Wednesday at midnight.
“We are seeing a huge hit to our local economy, folks who normally eat at the restaurants and use the drycleaner and buy gas in town, all of that,...
The former Entourage actor (and Universal Studios House of Horrors werewolf) now presides over the home of the Warner Bros. lot and The Walt Disney Company, among other studios. Burbank has been hard-hit by the ongoing writers’ strike, now in its 11th week, the politician told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday. The impact will only grow now that the actors’ union has staged a walkout following the collapse of negotiations with studios and streamers and the expiration of their film and television contracts package on Wednesday at midnight.
“We are seeing a huge hit to our local economy, folks who normally eat at the restaurants and use the drycleaner and buy gas in town, all of that,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Katie Kilkenny and Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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