Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1512402
Above, Kerry Washington speaks at a rally at Disney, one of the many events held nationwide during the National Day of Unity, where allied union members joined in solidarity with striking SAG-AFTRA and WGA members. Right, members of Latinas Acting Up are joined by hotel worker allies at the Warner Bros. picket lines. DEREK FRENCH/SHUTTERSTOCK FOR SAG-AFTRA ROB LATOUR/SHUTTERSTOCK FOR SAG-AFTRA been caused by these companies, not SAG-AFTRA, not the WGA, and definitely not by the tens of thousands of creative professionals who are waiting eagerly every day to get back to work. "The AMPTP were the ones who walked away from the table after allowing our contract to expire. And the AMPTP has the ability to quickly end this strike." The creative community made the most of the ongoing work stoppage. WGA members came out in full force to show their solidarity with striking SAG-AFTRA members throughout the following weeks, just as SAG-AFTRA members had done for them when they first called a strike. IATSE and Teamsters regularly flooded the picket lines as well, and fans ramped up their efforts with fan pickets, fan-funded food deliveries, and fan-driven social media advocacy efforts. Continues on page 29