SAG-AFTRA strike continues as WGA set to return to negotiating table

Members of the Writers Guild of America and other unions picket outside of NBC Studios on May 17, 2023. They were joined two months later by SAG-AFTRA actors, calling for better pay and royalties from streaming media and for job protections against artificial intelligence.

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Striking Chicago actors weigh in as WGA set to return to negotiating table

Two months into SAG-AFTRA’s strike, Reset spoke with a pair of actors about the effort.

Members of the Writers Guild of America and other unions picket outside of NBC Studios on May 17, 2023. They were joined two months later by SAG-AFTRA actors, calling for better pay and royalties from streaming media and for job protections against artificial intelligence.

Esther Yoon-Ji Kang

By Max Lubbers

TV and film production has slowed to a near-halt after unions for actors and writers started striking this summer. The Writers Guild of America is set to return to the negotiating table with major Hollywood studios this week. But what about SAG-AFTRA’s effort?

Reset checks in with a pair of actors about the progress of their strike.

GUESTS: Charles Andrew Gardner, president of SAG-AFTRA Chicago

Courtney Rioux, local board member of SAG-AFTRA Chicago