who presumably do just fine off residuals, the reality is that most SAG members don’t even earn enough annually to qualify for their union’s health insurance. All across the country and the world, prices are rising, wages are stagnant, and people aremyself, I can’t help being transfixed by the sight of one of my longtime favorite sitcom stars absolutely taking to task studio execs with bloated expense accounts and seemingly no remaining shred of human solidarity.
While it’s primarily lower-earning, non-famous members of SAG who are driving the momentum of the current strikes with their nonstop picketing, resource sharing, and dissemination of information about just how much work needs to be done to win a fair contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers , the importance of name-checkable celebs lending their clout to the negotiations can’t be overstated; just look at the response generated by Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, and other...