In preparation for the most consequential bargaining cycle in decades, SAG-AFTRA members came to the offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Dallas and Philadelphia to make calls and get the word out about the importance of the strike
authorization referendum that would allow SAG-AFTRA to come to the bargaining table with maximum leverage.
Nearly 34,000 phone calls were made over the course of six days, and the phone-banking resulted in a huge voter turnout and played an important role in passing the strike authorization.
This item was originally featured in the SAG-AFTRA summer 2023 magazine.