[ad_1] More than 3,000 union members gathered near Walt Disney Co.’s Burbank headquarters in support of striking Hollywood actors — buoyed by impassioned speeches from Olivia Pope, President Jed Bartlet and Hellboy. Kerry Washington (“Scandal”), Martin Sheen (“The West Wing”) and Ron Perlman (“Sons of Anarchy” and “Hellboy”) were among those who appeared on a… Continue reading Hollywood unions rally near Disney amid strikes. ‘They underestimated our resolve’
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Why can’t pop musicians go on strike? No unions, to start
[ad_1] Every day, Joey DeFrancesco hears from fellow musicians who see actors and screenwriters on strike, and wish they were on a picket line too. “A lot of musicians are really angry now. I get messages all the time asking ‘Why aren’t we on strike?’ ” said DeFrancesco, guitarist for the rock band Downtown Boys… Continue reading Why can’t pop musicians go on strike? No unions, to start