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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
What if the actors go on strike?
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and it’s beginning to look a lot like 2008 all over again, what with all the rumblings of an actors strike.
The latest news is that the Screen Actors Guild has delayed a strike authorization, and a lot of people seem to think this means a strike won’t happen. I certainly hope that’s the case.
There is a time for everything, and now is NOT the time to hold a strike. I agree with a letter sent to SAG signed by multiple celebrities who said they could not in good conscience strike when the economy is in such miserable shape and so many are losing their jobs.
If the guild does strike, I believe that would create a tremendous amount of ill-will from the public, who aren’t likely to sympathize with the actors under these depressed circumstances. Yes, the guild probably should get a better deal from the producers, but the writers strike last year crippled the industry, especially television. I’m sure people have had enough. Live to fight another day.
Am I right? How would you react if the actors went on strike?
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