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Hollywood Actors Vote to Strike
SAG-AFTRA, which represents about 160,000 television and movie actors, will begin the strike at midnight on Friday, joining screenwriters who walked off the job in May.
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“I cannot believe it, quite frankly, how far apart we are on so many things. How they plead poverty. That they’re losing money left and right when giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their C.E.O.s. It is disgusting. Shame on them.” “The strike will begin at midnight tonight. And all of us union members, leadership and staff, will be out on the picket lines tomorrow morning.” “One day longer.” “One day stronger.” “One day longer.” “One day stronger.” “The jig is up, A.M.P.T.P. We stand tall. You have to wake up and smell the coffee. We are labor and we stand tall, and we demand respect and to be honored for our contribution. You share the wealth because you cannot exist without us.”
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