SAG-AFTRA strike: why actors are ditching the red carpet and Hollywood is shutting down
After just over three hours of deliberations,
the SAG-AFTRA National Board announced during a press conference that actors would be going on strike,expressing the board's disappointment over the AMPTP's "reluctance" to meet their demands, and encouraging union members to "hold their labor." In a subsequent, impassioned, speech, union president Fran Drescher said: "It is with great sadness that we came to these crossroads but we had no choice," adding: "We are the victims, we are being victimized by this greedy entity.""I am shocked… I can't believe it quite frankly, how far apart we are on so many things.
"It is disgusting," she stated, exclaiming: "Shame on them, they stand on the wrong stand of history," and declared: "We stand in solidarity, in unprecedented unity." In response, the AMPTP said in a statement: "A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life. The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry.
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