On Thursday, Sept. 14, at the Warner Bros. Discovery/Netflix picket line, thousands of union members and supporters joined together in an incredible showing of solidarity for the New York State AFL-CIO and New Jersey State AFL-CIO / SAG-AFTRA and WGAE Solidarity Picket.
Following a picket line that stretched around the entire block, SAG-AFTRA New York Local Vice President Jim Kerr hosted a lineup of speakers that included New York Attorney General Letitia James; New York state Senate Deputy Leader Mike Gianaris; New York state Sen. Lea Webb; New York Local President Ezra Knight; WGAE President Michael Winship; SAG-AFTRA and WGA member John Leguizamo; SAG-AFTRA Philadelphia Local President Nicole Izanec; SAG-AFTRA Executive Director, New York Local, Labor Policy and International Affairs Rebecca Damon; and WGAE Executive Director Lowell Peterson. A special thank you to NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento and NJ AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech for sharing their words of support and joining SAG-AFTRA and the WGA as our partners for this special picket.
Top photo: SAG-AFTRA and WGAE leadership and members gathered with the NYS AFL-CIO and NJ AFL-CIO and elected officials for a solidarity picket outside the Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix offices on Sept. 14, 2023. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
John Leguizamo addresses the crowd. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
New York Local President Ezra Knight. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
Members and supporters in front of Warner Bros. Discovery New York City headquarters. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
From left, SAG-AFTRA 3rd Vice President Jim Kerr; New York state Attorney General Letitia James; SAG-AFTRA New York Local Executive Director, Labor Policy and International Affairs Rebecca Damon; Writers Guild of America East Executive Director Lowell Peterson; and New York Local President Ezra Knight. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
WGAE President Michael Winship. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
NYS AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
NJ AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
N.Y. state Senate Deputy Leader Mike Gianaris. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
NY state Sen. Lea Webb. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
SAG-AFTRA Philadelphia Local President Nicole Izanec. Photo by Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
Miram Silverman, left, and Oscar Isaac. Derek French | Shutterstock for SAG-AFTRA.
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