WGAW Latinx Writers and SAG-AFTRA National Latino Committee Unite for an Inspiring Picket: ‘Latinos Know How to Fight a Labor Fight’

The WGA Latinx Writers Committee and the SAG-AFTRA National Latino Committee held bi-coastal pickets in Los Angeles and New York City last week, drawing thousands of writers, actors, and supporters to the line in support of the ongoing dual strikes.

“This is the most intense one I’ve seen so far,” Kevin Alejandro (FIRE COUNTRY, LUCIFER) told Give Me My Remote of the picket which included speeches, a flash mob from Latinas Acting Up, themed signs (and puppets), as well as a lot of music. Read more

The Teams Behind LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME and FBI: MOST WANTED Explain Why They’re Supporting the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes: ‘It Is a Fight For Our Lives’

The Wolf Entertainment shows are no stranger to high-stakes, far-reaching crossovers within the FBI, ONE CHICAGO, and LAW & ORDER franchises. But the creative teams behind the dramas—as well Elliot Wolf, representing the upcoming Prime Video series ON CALL—reunited (and united) outside of the Universal lot for an important reason: To show their support for the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

“A few of us writers from the Dick Wolf show got together and decided to do a reunion picket,” Christina Piña, who wrote on LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME season 3, as well as serving as a WGA captain at the Universal lot, tells Give Me My Remote. “We all know each other, we’re all friends, we all hang out. So that’s why we’re here today.”

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