We're still fighting,' say striking actors in march in New York

The Manila Times

We're still fighting,' say striking actors in march in New York  Supporters join SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America members as they hold a 'National Day of Solidarity' picket line outside the Amazon and HBO offices in New York. The Screen Actors Guild has been on strike since July 14, 2023 and the Writers Guild since May.  Video by AFP  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes  #SAGAFTRA  #screenactorsguild   #WritersGuild  #NewYork

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00:00 [trumpet fanfare]

00:03 [crowd murmuring]

00:06 [upbeat music]

00:09 ♪ ♪

00:14 [crowd cheering]

00:17 ♪ ♪

00:20 - The movement has not stopped.

00:22 The movement has only grown.

00:24 Today is a reminder that the labor movement

00:27 has always been alive in America.

00:30 It's always been threatened

00:32 by capitalists and corporate greed.

00:35 But it has--

00:37 this is a good reminder.

00:39 It's just for me, I'm very, very moved by this moment

00:42 because we're still here.

00:44 We're still fighting.

00:45 [upbeat music]

00:48 ♪ ♪

00:54 [crowd chanting]

00:57 ♪ ♪

01:00 - You say "A-I," you say "bye-bye."

01:02 A-I! - Bye-bye!

01:04 [crowd chanting]

01:07 - And so that means there may be hope for us too

01:11 because it means the AMPTP is starting to rethink things

01:15 and come to the table with the idea and a bargain.

01:17 So we're ready.

01:19 We can start again tonight if we have to--

01:21 if they say, "Let's talk."

01:22 So we're ready to do it, but until then,

01:24 we're gonna stay out here doing what we're doing right now.

01:27 - Workers from across the city,

01:29 from every corner of the city...

01:32 - Hopefully...

01:34 the loud--the sounds that we're making

01:37 are being heard by the powers that be,

01:39 and they're seeing that there's more of us

01:42 than there are of them.

01:51 [mouse clicks]

01:52 [bell dings]

01:54 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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