Supporting Our UTLA Brothers and Sisters

As L.A. educators prepare to enter the second week of their strike, the commitment of SAG-AFTRA members to join them at rallies and on the picket line has been astounding — and our message has been heard loud and clear: UTLA’s fight is our fight.
 
We are aware that during the strike, some production may be scheduled to occur at LAUSD locations. If you are contracted to work on a television series or motion picture that continues to shoot at a location where UTLA is on strike, you are obligated by your personal service agreement and the “No Strike” clause in our collective bargaining agreements to go to work. 
 
If you are walking a picket line at an LAUSD school where production is taking place, it is important to support your fellow SAG-AFTRA members who have to cross a picket line to get to work. They are simply following the advice of their union and honoring their contract; to do otherwise would risk potentially enormous personal liability that may flow from refusing to work in the absence of a SAG-AFTRA strike.
 
Here are ways you can support our brothers and sisters during the UTLA strike: 
 
Picket at Hollywood High: If you live in the L.A. area, join us at a picket at SAG-AFTRA’s adopted school, Hollywood High (1521 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood), or join a picket line at a school near you. This website www.WeArePublicSchools.org will also let you know picket and rally locations and times throughout the district. Wherever you join a picket line, notify the union rep on site that you’re a member of SAG-AFTRA there to stand with L.A. educators! 
 
Social Media: Use the hashtags #strikeready  #redfored #UTLAstrong and tag @UTLAnow. Sample social media posts and graphics to show #solidarity with educators are below. Please amplify the strike by posting on social media that you won’t cross the line! Stand up for public education!
 
Sign a petition to support striking educators! Our sisters and brothers at CTA have set up a petition for us to share messages of support with striking educators at UTLA and the Oakland Education Association, which is also preparing to strike. Please share far and wide so we get as many supportive messages as possible!
 
Stay Informed: For updates on the strike follow @UTLAnow and @ReclaimLASchls
 
Sample Tweets & Messaging:  
#sagaftramembers stand with LA educators in their fight for a fair contract that benefits educators, students & the community. Support @UTLAnow in their fight for schools our students deserve by joining a picket line here: http://www.wearepublicschools.org/ #UTLAstrong #red4ed 
 
We’re wearing #Red4Ed to stand in strong #solidarity w/ our sisters & brothers @UTLAnow. Dignity & respect for educators is fundamental to student success! When we stand together, we win! #UTLAstrong 
 
Students deserve smaller class sizes, counselors, and nurses. Educators deserve dignity and respect on the job. That’s why I’m standing with @UTLAnow. When we fight, we win! #red4ed #UTLAStrong
 
We stand with @UTLAnow educators as they fight for a fair contract, smaller class sizes, full & equitable funding to support students, and RESPECT. Their fight is our fight! #Red4Ed #Strikeready #UTLAStrong 
 
Sample graphics for Twitter, Facebook and Instagram here.