List of Hollywood strikes
This list of Hollywood strikes names the industrial strikes organized by Hollywood trade unions such as SAG-AFTRA—formerly the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)—the Writers Guild of America (WGA), and the Directors Guild of America (DGA). Demands for better compensation—especially residuals—have been a major goal of the strikes.
- 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, ongoing
- 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, 14 weeks, November 2007–February 2008
- 2000 commercial actors strike, nearly six months
- 1988 commercial actors strike, 3 weeks[1]
- 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, 22 weeks, March–August 1988 (the longest strike in the guild's history)[2]
- 1987 Directors strike, 3 hours and 5 minutes (the shortest of all Hollywood strikes)
- 1986 Actors strike, 14 hours
- 1985 Writers strike, two weeks[2], March 6-20
- 1981 Writers Guild of America strike, three months (96 days)
- 1980 actors strike, 3 months and 3 days, July 21 – October 24, 1980
- 1973 Writers Guild of America screenwriters strike,[3] three and a half months[2], 112 days, March - June 30
- 1960 Writers Guild of America strike, 21 weeks (153 days)[2]
- 1960 Actors strike, led by SAG President Ronald Reagan, six weeks[4]
- 1952 Actors strike, two and a half months
- 1945 Set decorators Hollywood Black Friday strike, six months
- 1942–44 musicians' strike, thirteen months plus (the longest Hollywood strike)
- 1941 Disney animators' strike, four months
- 1936 Hollywood worker's strike backed by American Federation of Labor against the use of US Army and Navy involvement in motion picture production[5]
References
- "1980s". www.sagaftra.org. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- McNary, Dave (April 30, 2017). "Hollywood Wonders if Writers Guild Will Strike for Seventh Time". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- Farber, Stephen (June 30, 1973). "Rift Remains After Strike by Writers". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- Federman, Wayne (14 November 2011). "What Reagan Did for Hollywood". The Atlantic. The Atlantic. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- "Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Feb 1936)". Internet Archive. [New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.] Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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