Rep. Adam Schiff and 'Atypical' actor Michael Rapaport joined the SAG-AFTRA and WGA on the picket lines Monday.
The actors' strike centers on their pay, which they say has been undercut by streaming and inflation, as well as health benefits, the growing tendency to make performers create video auditions at their own expense and the threat of unregulated use of artificial intelligence.
Writers have been striking for months in a fight for better residuals from streaming services and protections against artificial intelligence. "All too many people back in the Congress think that everyone who works in this industry is some multi-million celebrity," said Schiff. "When the reality is that most of these folks are just people trying to put bread on the table, keep a roof over their head, provide for their family, work enough so that they can qualify for health insurance. They are hard-working people, and the fight for the workers in this industry is really the same fight all over the country.
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