The 75th Annual Emmy Awards will not air in September as originally planned, due to the SAG-AFTRA strike that began earlier this month, in tandem with months-long picketing by the Writers Guild of America.
to the July 14 commencement of the strike, which has — along with that of the writers — effectively shut down Hollywood.According to union leadership, the strike was initiated as “an instrument of last resort” after weeks of negotiations that didn’t get to the core of protecting its estimated 160,000 members — ranging from actors and stunt doubles to hosts and beyond.
This Sept. 22, 2019 file photo shows a view of the stage at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles., which started striking in early May, SAG-AFTRA is seeking better wages, working conditions and protections in the face of new technology such as streaming and artificial intelligence. “What is happening to us is happening across all fields of labor by means of when employers make Wall Street and greed their priority and they forget about the essential contributors that make the machine run,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher upon announcing the strike. “They stand on the wrong side of history at this very moment.”
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