The strike is in Hollywood, but its lessons apply to workers all over.
“That’s why this is likely to be a long strike,” Ross said. “If writers and actors lose this strike, they face losing their ability to work in the industry they love. This is not about greed. It’s about survival.”
This existential quality of the Hollywood strike connects it to other labor struggles past and present. Today’s dual action belongs to a significant moment for American labor, experts say. “This whole year, we’ve had more strikes than usual, and they’re definitely accelerating over the last couple months,” said Sharon Block, a former Biden-administration official and the executive director of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School. Union density is low in the U.S.
“Every situation has its own idiosyncrasies,” Block said. “But I think if you look across, a few dynamics are playing out.” One is a post-pandemic increase in worker activism. “I think these things are contagious, that when workers see other workers in motion — organizing, winning — it spurs more activity and hopefully more winning,” she said.
“It’s frustrating seeing how the hotel where you work, it’s taking good care of our guests and their needs,” she added. “And we’re like, ‘What about us? Why can’t you at least sit and try to give us something we’re asking?’” There’s a lot of overlap between the hospitality and entertainment industries, and some UNITE HERE Local 11 members also belong to SAG-AFTRA and the WGA as they pursue their dreams of Hollywood success. The three unions are on strike for different reasons, but Alcala sees common threads in their struggles. “We don’t want to depend on having two jobs,” she said.
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