To STRIKE or not to STRIKE?

Why is there a question?

LEVERAGE and POWER in negotiations. Sometimes it takes a Strike to make history. A lesson from 1960.

That was then.

SAG President Ronald Reagan and SAG Executive Director John Dale after the SAG Ratification on April 18, 1960. See https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz001755k2

This is now.

SAG/AFTRA National President Fran Dresher with National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland on June 23, 2023 announcing extension on You Tube.

Will they or won’t they?

This is the question that, like the Barbie movie premiere, has been teasing us all summer long.

The WGA strike over sharing in the benefits derived from the exploitation of works and the use of AI has been on since May 2, 2023 when the AMPTP called it quits and decided to focus on talks with the Directors Guild of America (DGA).

All About the Writers Strike: What Does the WGA Want and Why Are They Fighting So Hard for it?

On June 23, 2023, 6,728 members of the DGA members voted not to strike, but to ratify the deal negotiated by the DGA and the AMPTP. 87% voted in favor. 13% opposed the deal. A total of 6,728 members voted out of 16,321 eligible (41%)…