Stephen Amell has opened up about joining the picket line for the SAG-AFTRA strike.
01.08.2023 - 16:19 / usmagazine.com
Stephen Amell‘s strong feelings about the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike aren’t sitting well with fellow members of the Arrowverse.
The Arrow alum, 42, was asked about the labor dispute during an appearance at GalaxyCon in North Carolina, which took place from Thursday, July 27, to Sunday, July 30. Amell declared that he is a proud member of the Hollywood union but publicly opposed its course of action.
“I feel like I’m insulated in Hollywood, because that’s where I live … [but] I feel like a lot of people in this room aren’t aware of the strike,” he claimed in footage uploaded via social media on Monday, July 31. (A person in the room posed the question.)
Amell hesitated for a moment before adding: “I support my union, I do. And I stand with them. I do not support striking. I don’t. I think that it is a reductive negotiating tactic.”
SAG-AFTRA, which represents film and television actors, is striking against the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP), the organization representing many major Hollywood studios. Recent contract negotiations were unsuccessful, leading union president Fran Drescher to officially initiate the strike last month. SAG-AFTRA followed the WGA, which kicked off its own strike in May.
“I find the entire thing incredibly frustrating,” Amell said at the convention. “I think that the thinking as it pertains to shows like [Heels], the show that I’m on that premiered last night, I think it’s myopic.”
Per union guidelines, SAG-AFTRA members are not allowed to participate in promotional press for projects that are considered “struck work,” meaning they were filmed under the previous AMPTP contract. Many stars have pressed pause on red carpet appearances, premieres and other interviews to stand
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Thousands of actors and entertainers are striking in Hollywood and around the country with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for the first time in over six decades.But one actor who isn’t joining them is Amell, who said the cause is a “reductive negotiating tactic” that he simply doesn’t support.“I feel like I’m insulated in Hollywood, cause that’s where I live, like all the stereotypes that exist. I feel like a lot of people in this room aren’t aware of the strike,” the “Arrow” actor, 42, said during a Q&A at Galaxycon in North Carolina.“I support my union, I do.
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