Actors want more pay on residuals and protection from AI.
Hollywood’s strike came to Los Gatos Thursday afternoon as a group of more than a hundred actors, writers and allies picketed in front of Netflix headquarters.
Actor Michael X. Sommers, from Oakland, strikes with SAG-AFTRA supporters outside of the Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif., on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The organization said the streaming model for TV shows and movies has funneled money to executives, and cheated actors and writers out of their fair share.Actor Anthony Abate brought his residual check for $0.01 for a television show he worked on in 2009 to the protest.
Anthony Abate, from Sonoma, holds a residual check of $.01 while striking for SAG-AFTRA outside of the Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif., on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
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