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Hollywood Strike’s Big Risk Is a ‘Nanny’ Without a Plan

Hollywood actors union SAG-Aftra goes on strike over streaming pay, lacking a clear strategy. The strike may drive filmmakers to leave Los Angeles.

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  • Actors union SAG-Aftra has gone on strike over pay on streaming platforms.
  • Union boss Fran Drescher's approach to the strike lacks strategy.
  • The union is spending negotiating capital on trivial issues.
  • The strike may drive filmmakers to leave Los Angeles for more economically rational locations.
  • The industry may find a new risk-sharing model without help from the union.
Hollywood Strike’s Big Risk Is a ‘Nanny’ Without a Plan
The actors union let itself be pushed into a walkout by radical posturing when its leverage was low.
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