Around 300 ACTRA and Writers Guild of Canada members demonstrated in support of striking performers and scribes stateside.
SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since July 14, and the Writers Guild of America began its labor action on May 2. Also attending the Toronto rally wasactor Lauren Holly, who is both an ACTRA and SAG-AFTRA card holder and who touted the need for unity among North American unions.
“Most actors and writers have lost the ability to make a decent living. This entertainment industry is massive and we’re the engine that powers it. How is it possible in this thriving industry most of us live below the poverty line, or soon will?” Holly questioned about fellow actors on both sides of the border.
ACTRA will see its own contract with North American producers — including representatives of studios and streamers aligned with the AMPTP that increasingly shoot original movies and TV series in Canada — expire and require renewal talks at the end of 2024. “Their fight is our fight. Their issues are our issues,” Eleanor Noble, ACTRA national president, said during a speech that cited the actor union’s 16-month battle against the Institute of Canadian Agencies and their ad agencies that have locked out ACTRA performers as part of stalled contract talks.that the writers and actors strikes were part of a larger labor movement looking for fair wages and workplace protections as corporate employers put profits before workers.
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