As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes drag on, some workers are struggling to keep up with housing costs.
For Hollywood’s striking workers, it’s been quite a few months of waiting and their pockets are stretched thin.reported that one studio executive said the “endgame is to allow things to draw on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses.”, eviction is a real threat. It remains unclear whether the length of the strikes have contributed to a rise in evictions.
She is one of the thousands of workers who have been affected by the strike since July, when SAG-AFTRA authorized a walkout. Two months later, money is getting tight and she’s still looking for work. “We are literally selling things that we have right now. Like, ‘can we get 100 bucks for this? $50 from this? It’s just a daily grind and a struggle,’” she said.Organizations that distribute aid to Hollywood workers have distributed thousands of grants, but officials say demand is only growing higher and more widespread.
As of this week, the Entertainment Community Fund has distributed more than $7.1 million to more than 3,400 film and TV workers. The SAG-AFTRA Fund has distributed more than 2,100 grants to its union members. Grants for both organizations can range between $1,000 to $3,000.
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