SAG-AFTRA has approved agreements with independent producers, allowing more than 110 independent film projects and series to move forward during the strike. “It’s called union strong - where we are all together.”
they’re sacrificing their livelihood for this cause,” Silverman said late last week on an Instagram video. That is until SAG-AFTRA began granting permission to independent film projects and series - some involving A-list stars including Anne Hathaway, Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, Glenn Close and Dakota Fanning - to continue production despite the twin strikes that have crippled Hollywood.Ĭomedian Sarah Silverman led the attack against SAG-AFTRA’s interim agreements with film producers, calling out what she viewed as a “real stink of loophole-iness” that undercuts the work stoppage that began nearly three weeks ago, joining Writers Guild of America members who’ve been picketing since May 2.
Hollywood’s hot labor summer has brought near-historic solidarity among thousands of union members, who have banded together on sweaty picket lines around Los Angeles and New York.
