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Re:SAG-AFTRA actors union goes on strike at midnight tonight by Flatcircle on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:31PM (#36715571)
Actors and Writers are the only content creators with draconian guild rules that prohibit low cost content creation.

In the 70's and 80's stars and writers had the leverage.

Seems like today they have competition with high quality Sports, reality TV, cinematic documentaries, YouTube, and social media.

and none of those other creators have any guild rules.

The business, and the leverage has changed.

The streamers ruined the business, and the content boom is over. Couldn't be a worse time to make demands imho.

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Re:SAG-AFTRA actors union goes on strike at midnight tonight by tssva on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:16PM (#36718264)
I can't speak about outside the US but inside the US/Canada players in all the major, and some not so major, sports leagues are represented by unions. Many of which have gone on strike or been locked out by owners during contract negotiations.
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