SAG-AFTRA Strike Almost Three Months Old With No End In Sight
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Labor Day Weekend took on a different meaning this year, as it marked nearly three months of the SAG-AFTRA Strike and four for the WGA strike. Despite this length, there seems to be no end in sight. SAG-AFTRA member Duncan Crabtree-Ireland reflected on this in a column for Variety. In it, Crabtree-Ireland stated that though the strikes have been going on for over 50 days, the resolve of everyone involved is still going strong, as they stated:
"...perhaps their endgame is, as one anonymous studio executive told a news outlet, to let the strike ‘drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses.’ If this is the play, it has failed. Rather than fatigue, they find our members’ innate resilience, unity, and solidarity.”
The actors' union continues to fight for better and more sustainable compensation for everyone involved and protection against A.I. technologies modifying or replacing an actor's performance. Though a deal with the AMPTP seems nearly impossible, the public is certainly on the side of the unions. This was seen in full force when Drew Barrymore announced that her daytime talk show would be returning, as even though she could still appear as its host through a contract loophole, it was still considered a struck show for the WGA and thus would not be using WGA writers, causing her and those who appear on the show to cross a picket line. This fight is a catalyst for culture change not just for the entertainment industry but the global labor movement as a whole.
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