Kirsten Vangsness on the SAG-AFTRA Strike: ‘Everybody Deserves to Get Paid a Fair Amount’
October 25, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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Kirsten Vangsness on the SAG-AFTRA picket line. (Photo credit: Marisa Roffman/Give Me My Remote)
After walking the picket lines for more than five months—first with the WGA when their strike started in May and then for SAG-AFTRA when they officially joined the line in July—”it’s a little Groundhog Day,” CRIMINAL MINDS star Kirsten Vangsness tells Give Me My Remote in the video below.
Actors Express Hope and Optimism as SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP Prepare to Resume Negotiations
October 23, 2023 by Marisa Roffman
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Fresh off the weekend’s news that SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP would resume their negotiations, hundreds of striking actors and supporters hit the picket line outside the Warner Bros. lot.
“I feel like being on the picket line is the most basic thing your union can ask of you, frankly,” Jon Cryer tells Give Me My Remote. “And in Los Angeles, the picket lines are pleasant. I get to see a lot of great people that I haven’t seen in ages. The support on the street is amazing. You can hear the cars honking—I have people on the inside [who] are telling me that the honking really does drive everybody crazy.” Read more
