INFORMATION ON WGA STRIKE LOCATIONS FOR TONIGHT, JAN. 11 AND MONDAY, JAN. 14Dear Guild Member:Now more than ever, we must bolster our commitment and keep walking picket lines to let management know that we stand firmly with our brothers and sisters at the WGA. The commitment of actors has been astounding—and our message has been heard loud and clear: The WGA’s fight is our fight.TONIGHT, January 11:Real Time with Bill MaherCBSTelevisionCity6 – 8 p.m. 7800 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA90036 Meeting Point: Genesee Ave Gate Parking Option: Streets North of Beverly Blvd or Grove Parking Structure* * * * * * * * * * * *MONDAY, January 14:Special Picket EventWarner Bros. Studios5 a.m. – 5 p.m.4000 Warner Blvd.Burbank, CA91522Meeting Point: Gate 2-3 on OliveParking Option: Street parking around studioStaff Contacts: Bonnie Chavez, Tsuyoko Sako, Randall DudleyWarner Bros. is laying off about 1000 people next week and SAG and the WGA will be there to show sympathy and solidarity. We will have informational leaflets and info about the Industry Support Fund. Join us in standing beside them! * * * * * * * * * * * *
REMINDER ABOUT STRIKE RULES:
Please stay at studio locations, and do not join picketers at on-location sites. Screen Actors Guild is not condoning or participating in disruption and/or attempts to shut down location shoots.
It is critical that SAG picket signs not be displayed at any locations other than the appropriate sites at the studios and networks.
If you are contracted to work on a television series or motion picture that continues to produce while the WGA 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. You can continue to audition for work and accept new work if you choose to do so.
Screen Actors Guild members should not perform the duties covered by WGA contracts. Simply stated, you should not write anything normally written by striking WGA writers.
Finally, and most importantly, we must support our fellow SAG members on every set even if they have to cross a picket line to get to work. They are simply following the advice of their union and honoring their contract. It is not reasonable to expect SAG cast members to risk the potentially enormous personal liability that may flow from refusing to work in the absence of a SAG strike. Please note, the WGA contract includes a similar “No Strike” clause and writers would be bound to the same rules as you are if another union were striking.
Screen Actors Guild WGA Strike Information Hotline: 1-877-724-7875.For information on previous communications regarding Screen Actors Guild members and the WGA strike or for a copy of the National Board resolution in support of WGA, go to www.sag.org.
If you still have questions, feel free to call our office.
