'The eyes of the world and, particularly, the eyes of labor are upon us,' said Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA. 'What's happening to us is happening across all fields of labor.'
The dual strike marks the first time in 62 years that both writers and performers in the industry walked off the job to protest what they say are unfair working conditions and compensation—effectively grinding business in Hollywood to a halt.
The actors' three-year contract expired on Wednesday at 11:59 pm, after an extension from June 30 as negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers continued. "We're looking to make sure that acting can be a sustainable career choice for people, not just the 100 most famous celebrities in the world, but for the whole large population of our membership," Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director and chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA,"They should be able to make a living and you know, pay a mortgage or pay rent like everybody else.
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