SAG is getting closer to a strike or at least a strike vote. The National Governing Board members vote on whether or not to strike on October 18th.
This proves how removed the board members are from the real world. What these union leaders seem to be neglecting is that the strike doesn’t just affect actors but everyone who makes a living from the entertainment industry. Take us for example (even though we don’t really make any money but let’s pretend we do for the sake of argument). The feature that drives the most traffic to OLV is obviously the “Daily Filming Locations” post. If SAG strikes, productions shut down, no one visits our site, we lose ad revenue. Even a small blog like ours which is WAY down the entertainment food chain is, well, screwed.
This doesn’t even touch on the fact that the country is facing the worst economic crisis since the great depression. The last strike (the writer’s strike) cost the L.A. economy 2.5 Billion Dollars. I understand that they want to negotiate to get a fair contract and I agree they deserve it. I also understand that most actors are living paycheck to paycheck like the rest of us. But doing this now is a slap in the face to every key grip, makeup artist, P.A, and yes, even every entertainment blogger.
Below is the contact information for SAG. Please urge the union to act responsibly for everyone- there must be another way!
Hollywood – National Headquarters
5757 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036-3600(323) 954-1600 Main Switchboard
(323) 549-6648 For Deaf Performers Only: TTY/TTD
1-800-SAG-0767 for SAG Members outside Los AngelesNew York Division
360 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10017(212) 944-1030 Main Switchboard
(212) 944-6715 For Deaf Performers Only: TTY/TTDBranch Contact Information
General Questions
Email saginfo@sag.org
