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please read, actors strike could cripple us.

   Thu, October 2, 2008 - 3:38 PM
So the "leadership at the screen actors guild wants to strike. Our city and industry is still recovering from the last one. And this time, the whole nations economy is teetering on the edge of financial collapse. We are that close folks, it's that real. Wachovia and Wamu have fallen. We are looking at the all too real possibility of another great depression.

This is not the time to strike. Yes, day players and guest stars deserve more residuals and a piece of the internet pie. That being said, now is not the time for that fight. It's pretty hard to starve somebody who owns seven houses. The producers may have to cut back on the private jet trips for a few weeks, but many grips, caters and costumers are going to lose everything. And so will the dentists and cable installers and bus drivers. We're just too fragile too fight right now. We're already hurting. No more. Not till we all can afford it.

So please contact any SAG actors you know, and tell them to send in their cards and vote no. It's really important.

Thanks.



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Thu, October 2, 2008 - 4:54 PM
I agree darlin....and will open that conversation with any SAG folks in my world. Thanks for the reminder.
Fri, October 3, 2008 - 8:24 AM
Seriously if they strike I will throw tomatoes at them.... seriously. They'll just have to wait another 4 or 6 years until their contracts need to be renewed again.

Unless they want to get a tomato chucked at them.
Fri, October 3, 2008 - 10:03 AM
If you are that concerned about the economy...
Please return at least 30% of your paychecks back to who ever pays you...

Remember the failed institutions was caused MOSTLY by their employees, NOT bad business decisions, deregulation and greedy speculation with OTHER PEOPLES MONEY...

It's up the employee to make sure businesses survive and the economy thrives,
Pay more in taxes AND give them even more breaks - they've been using the $ so well,
Go bankrupt and have them foreclose and take all you have AND bail them out, they'll do it better next time...

Roll over... and rest... then you'll have more energy to fight later... and there will be a later, right. RIGHT!

EVERYONE...
Do your part!!!