WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike 2023

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The WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strike 2023 refers to two 2023 strikes in the entertainment industry by the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The labour disputes occurred between 2nd May-9th November. Their effects have been felt in fandom.

Misinformation and confusion regarding whether fans could write fanfic, draw fanart, or cosplay during the strike without scabbing began to spread after SAG-AFTRA attempted to clarify what influencers could do, which lead to fandom questioning who was included as an 'influencer'.

The WGA part of the strike was brought to a tentative end at the end of September 2023, after 146 days of striking, when a deal was accepted by the WGA union leadership and they voted to end the strike and advise their members to vote to agree to the deal. Voting from the union members began on 2nd October 2023, and while members may choose to reject the deal, the general discussion is that this is unlikely due to the quality of the deal reached[1]. The WGA remained fully in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike, the hope being at the time that with the quality of the WGA deal, the actors would also get what they had been striking for from these negotiations[2].

On 9th November, SAG-AFTRA'S strikes ended following a tentative deal the previous day.

Fandom Response

Some fans recommended watching older shows and films as an alternative during the strikes.[3]

Additional Information

  • Fansplaining (podcast) episode 'Strikesplaining' with guest Javier Grillo-Marxuach discussed both the 2023 and the 2007 strikes in-depth[1].
  • The Fic List podcast discussed the strikes during some of their Appendix episodes, where they moved away from their usual podcast format in support of the strikes [2] [3].

References

  1. ^ The Hollywood writers’ strike is over — and they won big - Vox. Sept. 28, 2023. (Accessed Oct. 7, 2023)
  2. ^ SAG-AFTRA & Studios Negotiations To Continue Friday & Next Week; Talks Proceeding “Calmly” - Deadline. Oct. 4, 2023. (Accessed: Oct. 7, 2023)
  3. ^ Fans should really be using the WGA strike to take the opportunity to connect with older media!!
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