SAG-AFTRA Podcast: “How Small and Mid-Size Locals Are Supporting the Strike”

SAG-AFTRA members all over the country continue to project the union’s message of solidarity during the strike. Their efforts have not only brought the union’s fight for a fair contract to local entertainment markets, they have contributed to the union’s work in supporting other sibling unions as the industries transition from “Hot Strike Summer” to autumn.

This podcast episode, "How Small and Mid-Size Locals Are Supporting the Strike," features the locals’ perspective during the strike. The panel features leaders from across the locals, including SAG-AFTRA Dallas-Fort Worth Local member and the TV/Theatrical/Negotiating/Committee member Gail Crouner, New Orleans Local President Jim Gleason, New England Local President Andrea Lyman and Chicago Local-based SAG-AFTRA National Board member and TV/Theatrical Negotiations Committee member Courtney Rioux. 

The group discusses how major shifts within the entertainment industry have affected local industries, increased allyship and community-building, and their thoughts on how new gains made will positively impact working-class performers across the country.  

Podcast introduction by SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President Ben Whitehair and National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.  

This podcast episode is also available at sagaftra.org/videos. 

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The views expressed by the guests are their own and not that of SAG-AFTRA. Any mention of products or services does not imply SAG-AFTRA’s endorsement.