California taxpayers could soon be on the hook for paying unemployment benefits to striking Hollywood actors and writers.
Unemployment benefit recipients can receive up to $450 a week, according to California law.
The dual Hollywood strikes have brought TV and movie production around the country to a historic halt. Thousands of actors and writers are striking against the major studios and streamers, demanding increased compensation tied to streaming media as well as guarantees that they won’t be replaced by artificial intelligence technology.
But the studios have thus far refused to budge from their positions and appear to be waging a war of attrition against the strikers, many of whom are burning through their personal savings. Elliot Page joins SAG-AFTRA members as they maintain picket lines in front of NBCUniversal on August 15, 2023 in New York City.
With no end in sight for the strikes, many workers are having trouble making ends meet and in a city as expensive as Los Angeles and are facing evictions. Some have even resorted toThe WGA is expected to resume negotiations with the studios in matter of days but it remains unclear when SAG-AFTRA will sit down again at the bargaining table.
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