We are marching for labor, and labor is watching us.
We have what many workers in this country do not.
We will have made it harder for everyone.
Chris KeyserWGA/Vimeo
Their contracts both expire June 30.
They claim that they dont have time for us, that theyre busy, he said.
Its just a lie.
They could talk to us if they want.
This is their strategy, such as it is.
The same old strategy, but its not going to work.
We wish the DGA the best in their negotiations, he continued.
That goes for SAG-AFTRA as well.
We are infinitely grateful to all of their members who have marched with us every day.
And we are rooting hard for them to exercise their power and achieve the contracts they deserve.
They are hurting, just like we are.
They are at risk, just like we are.
SAG-AFTRAs strike authorization vote should send shivers down the companies spine.
The month of June will bring us all some answers, he said.
But we are strong enough.
We have always been strong enough to get the deal we need using writer power alone.
I have no doubt about that endurance.
Writers strength of character aside, the companies have made us strong.
They have taught us, however painfully, to withstand months and months without work.
But even as we endure, there will be challenges.
It will be painful.
Is there anyone of us who doesnt wake up feeling the weight of this every day?
I dont think so.
Every day, we are negotiating.
We are making the only argument the companies can hear: the argument of power.
We are bringing allies to our cause.
This is the work.
This is the leverage.
It is the same in any strike, and it will take time.
Our message has power because its true.
We believe in it because we know its true.
But that only goes so far.
Thank you to guild staff who have gone above and beyond and then beyond that.
What have the companies been doing in the meantime?
Arent these their companies?
Dont they know where to find us?
We are, after all, right outside their gates.
