Unions on the Picket Line and Who Might Strike Next
Hollywood writers have been joined by the actors’ union on strike while Starbucks contends with labor friction across the US
Screen Actors Guild members and supporters on a picket line in Times Square in New York on July 17.
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Actors joined the Writers Guild of America in a strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which represents studios including Netflix Inc. and Walt Disney Co., marking the first time in more than 60 years that Hollywood writers and actors struck together.
The announcement — immortalized by the walkout staged by the stars of Oppenheimer during its London premiere — shone a light on an already hot topic: This will go down in history as the summer of strikes.