The level of frustration with the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike sounds like it has reached a tipping point for some union members.
Mandy Moore and Melissa Gilbert are among the high-profile members calling out SAG-AFTRA for not getting its priorities straight amid a work stoppage involving 160,000 media professionals and entertainers.
More than three months into the strike, the actresses are sticking to the union’s guidelines for this Halloween, which urges members to avoid dressing up as characters from hit productions and instead wear generic costumes like a non-specific ghost, zombie, spider or witch. .
They also suggested that SAG-AFTRA members celebrating Halloween “not post photos inspired by the breaking content on social media, so as not to get additional publicity for the studio.”
‘Is this a joke? Come on @sagaftra. This is what matters?’ Moore, 39, hit back after learning of the season’s spooky rules. “We ask you to negotiate in good faith on our behalf.” So many people in every aspect of this industry have been making huge sacrifices for months. Get back to the table and get a fair deal so everyone can get back to work. Please and thank you.
Taking a stand: Mandy Moore, 39, took to social media to blast SAG-AFTRA over its Halloween guidelines, urging union members to avoid dressing up as characters from shock productions and not posting shock-inspired photos on social media ; the actress was seen on the picket line in August
Voicing concerns: Melissa Gilbert (far left), 59, also took on SAG-AFTRA over its Halloween policies, declaring: ‘This is the kind of stupid bulls**t that’s keeping us on strike’
Gilbert, 59, was another prominent actress who didn’t mince her words when it came to outrage over SAG-AFTRA’s Halloween rules detailed in a blog post on her website.
‘This is what you came up with? the Little House On The Prairie star shared in her emotional Instagram post. “Literally nobody cares what anyone wears on Halloween.”
She went on to explain, “I mean, do you really think this kind of infantile stuff is going to end the strike? We look like a joke. Please tell me that you will abolish this rule… and go to negotiations!’
Sounding like her frustration level had peaked, she added: “For God’s sake, people are suffering so much and this is what you have to say…come on guys,” she declared. before adding, ‘@officialfrandrescher @duncanci Repost from @kevinzegers1984.’
The actress, who was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 2001 to 2005, then began to play the blame game.
“This is the kind of silly bulls**t we’re on strike for,” Gilbert added on her Instagram.
She ended the post with a bit of sarcasm, writing: ‘Let’s institute a policy that makes us look petty and incompetent at the same time,’ before tagging Nanny actress Fran Drescher @officialfrandrescher, who is the current SAG-AFTRA president.
Both Moore and Gilbert were seen on the picket lines, demanding that all actors receive fair compensation for their work, among other things, during the strike that began on July 14.
No joke, real life: Moore sounded confused when she posted her response to the Halloween guidelines, asking if it was all a “joke?”
This Is Us actress called on SAG-AFTRA to ‘get back to the table’ and ‘work out a fair deal so everyone can get back to work’
Hitting back: Melissa Gilbert, who served as SAG-AFTRA president from 2001 to 2005, also sounded confused about the Halloween guidelines, calling it all “childish stuff.”
Reaction: Former Little House On The Prairie star (far left) has called on the union to use its time to ‘negotiate’ a new deal that is fair
Exposure: SAG-AFTRA listed its Halloween guidelines, which are aimed at not giving studio films any additional publicity, on the organization’s website
Screen Actors Guild – The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike over an ongoing labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on July 14.
The union cited several issues in the talks, including “economic fairness, residuals involving streaming services, regulating the use of artificial intelligence and easing the burden of an industry-wide shift to self-recording.”
Just last week, SAG-AFTRA announced that negotiations between the two sides had broken off without a new deal, it said The Hollywood Reporter.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, which began on May 2 and affected about 11,500 screenwriters, lasted 148 days before a new deal was reached on September 27.
