Column: Ed Asner warned us about Hollywood's summer of labor unrest 40 years ago
. Should that happen before the WGA and the AMPTP settle their differences, it would be the first time writers and actors have walked off together since 1960, further disrupting television and film production.An earlier version of this story said that if SAG should strike while the WGA was still striking, it would be the first time both guilds were on strike simultaneously. It would be the first time since 1960.
He believed it so passionately that when SAG accepted a deal that included, among other half-measures, cable networks being allowed to air content for 10 days without paying residuals, he pushed back.Many SAG members agreed, electing him president the following year. Asner’s time in office was not a dull one — he was criticized for his liberal politics, particularly for his criticism of then-President Reagan — but involved a consistent message of enfranchisement.
Actor Charlton Heston waves to fans while walking the picket line outside Paramount Studios in Hollywood during the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists strike in 1980.
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