8/20/2023 0 Comments State of survival ads actressSpeaking from Times Square, where actors and writers were circulating in a barricaded area and receiving support from tourists and even the neighborhood naked cowboy, Chris Henry Coffey, a SAG-AFTRA member who does a lot of guest star appearances for networks and streamers, said he came to the picket line because it’s felt like the contracts have been “going in reverse,” even as his career has advanced. Pay was a hot topic for workers in all levels of the field. “What we are doing is not even asking for what some might call a fair contract, but something that would just at a bare minimum allow people to continue to try to be in the arts professionally,” said Unbelievable’s star Merritt Wever. We can’t make that mistake,” said Thelma & Louise and Monarch actress Susan Sarandon, speaking outside the Netflix protest. “The issues that they won’t even discuss are the most important issues, and if we don’t settle them now, if we don’t deal with streaming now, if we don’t deal with AI now, there’s not going to be any turning back. Top issues for actors out on the picket lines Friday included fair pay, including residuals from streamers, as well as the use of artificial intelligence, which came into some prominence as part of the WGA negotiations and then gained renewed focus Thursday as part of the SAG-AFTRA negotiations. Mayor Karen Bass Says It's "Critical" That AMPTP and WGA Negotiations Get "Resolved Immediately"Īt Netflix/WBD alone, picketers saw a brief, but early police presence as officers herded eager actors off parts of the sidewalk and into the barricades, before the line hit play on a curated playlist featuring Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family,” Beyonce’s “Break My Soul” and Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” - which carried through even as picketers had to don ponchos due to the rain.
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