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FakeNoose

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Fri Jul 14, 2023, 04:00 PM Jul 2023

Celebrities take to the picket line! Susan Sarandon, Jason Sudeikis and Fran Drescher ...

Daily Mail link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12300387/Susan-Sarandon-Jason-Sudeikis-Fran-Drescher-lead-actors-protesting-amid-new-SAG-AFTRA-strike.html





The Hollywood halt comes after leaders of the major actors union voted to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) — which represents approximately 160,000 actors and entertainers — announced on Thursday morning that negotiations from studios ended without a deal.

Later that day Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the National Executive Director of SAG-AFTRA and chief negotiator for its collective bargaining agreement, announced the union leadership had officially voted for a work stoppage. It began at midnight and comes after the entertainers' demands for higher wages and protections against artificial intelligence were not met.

Under the rules of a strike SAG-AFTRA members are not able to film any movie or TV series, take part in any press or film premieres, or promote anything at this month's San Diego Comic-Con. The announcement marks the first strike for actors from film and television shows since 1980.


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Celebrities take to the picket line! Susan Sarandon, Jason Sudeikis and Fran Drescher ... (Original Post) FakeNoose Jul 2023 OP
Susan SaranDon is dead to D.U. Blue Owl Jul 2023 #1
She helped pave the way for Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. Bleacher Creature Jul 2023 #2
You got that right! demosincebirth Jul 2023 #3
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