Hollywood Actors Union Launches National Strike

July 13, 2023 Movies, Television

Forbes reports:

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing screen actors, will go on strike starting Thursday at midnight, union leaders announced, a seismic event for the entertainment industry that will shut down any remaining film and television production still going on amid the ongoing writers’ strike, marking Hollywood’s most widespread work stoppage in more than 60 years.

The union’s national board voted unanimously to go on strike, Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland announced Thursday, after SAG-AFTRA’s contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents production companies and streaming services, expired Wednesday at midnight.

The strike had been widely anticipated after SAG-AFTRA announced early Thursday the contract had expired without a deal being reached, and the union’s negotiations committee voted unanimously to recommend a strike ahead of the board’s vote.

Variety reports:



Christopher Nolan confirmed before the beginning of the “Oppenheimer” screening that the cast has left in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA strike. Matt Damon has revealed that the “Oppenheimer” cast talked about their strike strategy before hitting the movie’s red carpet premiere in London on Thursday.

“We talked about it,” Damon told Variety on the carpet. “Look, if it’s called now, everyone’s going to walk obviously in solidarity … Once the strike is officially called, [we’re walking]. That’s why we moved this [red carpet] up because we know the second it’s called, we’re going home.”

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