Mandy Moore and her former This Is Us costars will always be family — and are sticking together no matter what.
“Day 1. Proud to stand with my fellow @sagaftra and @wgawest members demanding a fair contract,” Moore, 39, wrote via Instagram on Friday, July 14, sharing a photo with Chrissy Metz and Jon Huertas from the picket line in Los Angeles.
The group were joined by several of their pals, including Seamus Dever, Juliana Dever, Rachel Leah Cohen and Gerardo Celasco — who is married to fellow This Is Us alum Jennifer Morrison.
The stars all held up “SAG-AFTRA On Strike” posters to show their support for their labor union, which has not reached an agreement with TV and film studios over fair wages and the use of artificial intelligence in media.
The president of SAG-AFTRA, Fran Drescher, announced on Thursday, July 13, that the union — which represents more than 160,000 performers — had voted to go on strike after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) did not agree to any of their terms.
“This is a very seminal hour for us. I went in thinking that we would be able to avert a strike. The gravity of this move is not lost on me,” Drescher, 65, said in a press conference. “It’s a very serious thing that impacts thousands, if not millions of people all across this country and around the world. Not only members of this union but people who work in other industries that service the people that work in this industry. … We had no choice. We are the victims here. We are being victimized by a very greedy entity.”
The AMPTP, which governs TV and film studios and streaming platforms, noted in a statement of its own that they are “deeply disappointed that SAG-AFTRA has decided to walk away from negotiations” and start striking.
Per terms of the strike, unionized actors are forbidden from filming TV and movie projects. They are also not allowed to promote their work, including past, present…
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