160,000 actors, members of SAG-AFTRA, are shutting down all industry filming and voice-over production at midnight tonight. They are joining the 11,000 writers, members of the Writers Guild, who have been on strike since May 2.
While writers like me struggle to make ends meet, Hollywood studios get rich off the content we create.
As streaming content has boomed, the Writers Guild of America says that new media models like Netflix and other online platforms have steadily eroded workers' pay and writers' ability to earn a living in Hollywood. Some 11,500 members are on strike.
Hollywood’s guilds and unions saved the film and TV business in 2021.
President faces disciplinary hearing after Hollywood union finds he “violated the union’s Constitution”.
Changes to the guild’s cash-strapped health plan could force thousands of seniors off their coverage in the middle of a pandemic.
The victory of the workers at Lovestruck marks the first successful game worker strike in the video game industry’s history.
While some in the labor movement are seeking to distance themselves, most are supportive even as they call for reforms.
A wave of workers-first rhetoric is sweeping through pop. Can SAG-AFTRA and the AFM capitalize on it? This clearly poses a challenge to these unions. It’s crucial for these organizations to exploit the growing militancy of their potential membership.
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