TORONTO - Canadian film and television workers are feeling the sting of twin strikes by Hollywood writers and actors. Nayani says she’s put off plans to move out of her parents’ home while the strikes continue, and is pursuing Canadian commercial work to make ends meet. Hollywood’s biggest labour fight in decades pits unionized writers and actors against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents streamers and studios including Disney, Netflix and Amazon. Martin expects lengthy strikes that could devastate many average Canadian workers who rely on U.S. productions driven by SAG stars and WGA scripts. There are questions now from film productions about how to handle clothes that have been rented for shoots that are not happening.

Source: The Star July 17, 2023 15:01 UTC