William Earl Weeks after delivering anti-strike comments during a fan convention, actor Stephen Amell was spotted on the picket line in New York on Friday. Wearing a black “SAG-AFTRA Strong” and carrying a sign, Amell was on the other side of the country from his former “Arrow” costars and creative team, who struck together in front of Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank during a planned reunion picket.
AOC Hits Picket Lines With Striking Actors & Writers In NYC: “How Many Private Jets Does David Zaslav Need?”
24.07.2023 - 17:11 / deadline.com
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined striking writers and actors on a picket line outside the neighboring Manhattan offices of Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery on Monday morning, and caused as much of a stir as any celebrity spotted at Writers Guild of America or SAG-AFTRA demonstrations in New York City since early May.
Joined by AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler, Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) gave strikers and their supporters a pep talk and spent about 40 minutes walking a picket line along a block of downtown Manhattan with as many as 200 other marchers. She paused for selfies, handshakes and brief hellos and accepted thanks from other picketers as reporters and photographers hovered nearby.
“Frankly, while this is a fight against AI,” she told the cheering crowd, “more than AI, this is a fight against greed. This is a fight against Wall Street, and this is a fight against the endless pursuit of more wealth. How many private jets does David Zaslav need?”
Watch as AOC speaks to a crowd of demonstrators at the #ActorsStrike picket line in NYC today pic.twitter.com/JuwmeBxFty
The liberal congresswoman from Queens and vocal advocate for the working class isn’t the first elected official to walk WGA and SAG-AFTRA picket lines and lend her voice to their arguments against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. But she may be the most high-profile.
In an interview with Deadline, Ocasio-Cortez said there might conceivably be a role for elected officials in helping settle the strike, but only if the actors and writers want it.
“The most important actors here are workers, so it shouldn’t be about Congress acting on its own,” she said. “It should be us acting on behalf of our constituents. If SAG-AFTRA, WGA calls
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05.08.2023 / 00:07
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03.08.2023 / 20:53
Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Fran Drescher Hits NYC & Silversun Pickups Perform Outside Disney As Focus Turns To NBCUniversal Picket Tomorrow
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Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Striking Writers & Actors Discuss Restart Of WGA Talks With Skepticism But Some Optimism
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deadline.com
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Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Strikers Protest Lack Of Progress On Safe Zone Outside NBCUniversal; Studio Responds
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31.07.2023 / 17:59
Bradley Cooper Won't Attend Venice Premiere of 'Maestro' In Solidarity with Striking Actors
Bradley Cooper‘s film Maestro is making a grand premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival next month…however, he won’t be in attendance.
deadline.com
25.07.2023 / 22:11
Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Stars Hit Times Square Rally – From Fraser, Chastain, Cranston & Pierce To Slater, Wong, Hennessy, Shannon, Buscemi & More
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deadline.com
25.07.2023 / 19:43
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21.07.2023 / 22:01
Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Quinta Brunson Strikes In LA Alongside ‘Mayans M.C’ Meet Up As Daniel Radcliffe, F. Murray Abraham & 95-Year Old Rosemary Harris Take NY & Pickets Hit Comic-Con
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deadline.com
20.07.2023 / 02:27
CAA’s Bryan Lourd Takes To NYC Picket Line In Support Of Writers & Actors
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19.07.2023 / 21:45
Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Game Show Day With Mikey Day In Busy New York; L.A. Sees Action At Amazon, Fox
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18.07.2023 / 23:57
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deadline.com
18.07.2023 / 19:03
Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Hear From Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Kal Penn, Others As Actors & Writers Hit The Streets Of Manhattan
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17.07.2023 / 21:03
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15.07.2023 / 20:49
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14.07.2023 / 21:25
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14.07.2023 / 21:03
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14.07.2023 / 15:41
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14.07.2023 / 14:49
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