Monday, July 17, 2023

WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike guidelines

Union members

I'm not the former so please research the actual rules for yourself.
  • Don't act or write for stuck companies.
  • Don't do acting or writing-adjacent work for struck companies.
  • Don't do promotions for struck companies or their works (interviews, film premieres, etc.
  • Especially if you are slated to appear in a struck company's film or panel, don't go to conventions or fan expos. That counts as a promotion.
  • Do not make sponsored promotions of struck works on social media, especially if you worked on it.
  • Non-paid work like fanwork, reviews, essays, etc. are acceptable. So is journalism.
  • Go in the streets and picket.

Aspiring union members

  • Don't audition for a struck company (AMPTP) during the strike, and again, don't do writing or acting and/or writing or acting-adjacent work for the companies. Also, don't make sponsored content for a struck company during the strike unless you're under a contract.

Consumers

  • This is NOT a consumer boycott. For tickets, merchandise, etc., you are free to pay for them during the strike. Do NOT change your spending habits on buying consumer products from a struck company. They are not necessary. In fact, see the movies!
  • Don't act or write for stuck companies.
  • Don't do acting or writing-adjacent work for struck companies.
  • Don't say that actors get enough money already. One of the two primary reasons for the strike is that writers and actors don't get enough money. The most prominent example is Kimiko Glenn's residuals on the show OITNB. It's not scabbing, it's just mean.
  • Remember who is striking and who isn't. If possible, find out when their contract gets renewed. UK actors cannot strike in solidarity as of now. Neither can animators, US, JP, KR, etc.
  • Don't cosplay for conventions as characters from a struck company's film.
  • You may attend conventions as long as you're not on behalf of or promoting a struck company or participating in any film company-related areas. AFAIK, Comic-Con and its owners are not legally owned by AMPTP.
  • You are allowed to picket if you're not in the union.
  • If you're not in the union, donate.
Also, I think I should strike. Not from being an attendant, but I feel like I should also strike from writing and acting from an AMPTP company. Well, actually, by the proxy of being American, I'm technically on strike because writing, acting, or promoting the companies during the strike is called scabbing and I won't be able to join those two unions!

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