What's not mentioned here is the resentment this may foster among SAG members, who supported the writers and will not appreciate being undermined by their capit

What's not mentioned here is the resentment this may foster among SAG members, who supported the writers and will not appreciate being undermined by their capitulation before actors reach an agreement. On the other hand, the writers have been on strike longer. In any case, this strike was an absolutely necessary step for both groups. SAG members accepted an insulting, shambolic contract last time around when the studios whined that streaming was "new media" and some kind of uncertain market... when in fact it was well-established and clearly not "new media" but rather the new normal. The media conglomerates have been riding the gravy train on the backs of actors since then, and their behavior upon being called to account has revealed how despicable their management can be. Universal even vandalized publicly-owned trees to deny picketers a pittance of shade: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/universal-studios-hollywood-strike-trees-b2380547.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/universal-... A three-year deal doesn't seem long enough, though. These unions' position seems unlikely to get stronger over time. At any rate, most of these people don't make enough to afford health insurance, let alone write or act as their sole job. It's disappointing to see people disparaging "rich actors" when that's statistically almost none of them.