I Stand With The Wga - Blog Posts

Curious as to what new and exciting activities are you participating in during the wga and sag-aftra strike of 2023

Imagine actually being so evil that you'd rather make sure your writers suffer financially instead of just paying them the pay they deserve. Hell truly has some seats reserved already, holy shit.

Quick reminders of ways that audience members can help support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes:

Stay informed. Good sources are the WGA Strike Hub or SAG-AFTRA official website, as well as any of the official social media accounts for the unions.

Be wary of articles from the "trades" (Deadline, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, etc) - interviews with union membership/leaders can be informative, but the trades very often have a pro-AMPTP bias.

Be wary of anything that's demonizing workers or spinning them as unreasonable, tbh. Many people either maliciously or unintentionally spread misleading info, like for example, spreading misleading, incorrect interpretations of writer pay to make the strikes seem unreasonable.

Help others get informed - spread good info from the unions, explain the strikes to family and friends, correct misinformation or anti-union takes where you see them.

If you're able:

Attend picket lines - primarily in LA and NYC, but other filming locations in Atlanta, etc also have pickets! Non-union-members are welcome! You can just show up and hang out and be a part of the movement! Check union websites for schedules and info.

Donate to strike funds / charities - the Entertainment Community Fund is one of the key ones, as it provides funds to ANY workers who need them, including other production crews who are out of work due to the strikes. There are also individual strike funds run by the unions or other related charities.

I was at one of the strikes with my dad who is part of the musicians union to support the wga in their struggles.