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SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild unite in a dual strike, with the chief negotiator addressing plans and reactions from studio CEOs.
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- SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild are on a dual strike, causing a standstill in Hollywood.
- Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the national executive director of SAG-AFTRA, discusses the guild's plans and studio CEO's response to proposals.
- Maintaining solidarity among members and with the Writers Guild is a priority for SAG-AFTRA.
- Being an actor in Hollywood requires tenacity, persistence, and the ability to accept rejection.
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SAG-AFTRA joins the Writers Guild in a dual strike. Chief negotiator discusses plans and studio CEOs' responses.
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SAG-AFTRA, the Hollywood actors union, has joined the Writers Guild in a historic dual strike. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, discussed the guild's plans and the studio CEOs' responses
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The Actors Enter the Strike Abyss
A candid conversation with SAG-AFTRAs chief negotiator as the Hollywood actors union joins the WGA in an historic dual strike.
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
July 14, 2023
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland
, the national executive director of SAG-AFTRA and chief negotiator for its collective bargaining agreement, was front and center today alongside SAG-AFTRA president
Fran Drescher
as the 160,000-member guild went on strike alongside the Writers Guild, grinding Hollywood to a dual-strike standstill for the first time since 1960. After a truly historic day, Crabtree-Ireland jumped on a Zoom with me to discuss how the guild ended up here, its forthcoming plans, and what the studio C.E.O.s had to say about specific proposals. This conversation is edited for length and clarity.
Matthew Belloni
: Fran Drescher was very strong today, I want her to come and yell at my kid when hes not listening. And youve got a lot of solidarity among members and with the Writers Guild. Whats your plan to maintain that solidarity in week two, week 10, week 20?
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland
: To be an actor in this town is not an easy job. You have to be tenacious. You have to be persistent. And you have to be prepared to accept rejection over and over and again until you find success. I think those are exactly the qualities that make actors well suited to standing up for themselves and walking a picket line and doing what it takes to fight this strike.
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