Dispatches From The Picket Lines: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Surprises Actors & Writers In Manhattan, Says “You’re Fighting The Right Fight”
deadline.comThis is Day 128 of the WGA strike and Day 55 of the SAG-AFTRA strike. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul paid a surprise visit to striking writers and actors outside Netflix offices in Manhattan on Wednesday, making good on what one union officer said was a “very, very last-minute” decision to briefly join the picket line and meet strike leaders.
In an appearance lasting about 10 minutes that caught most picketers and passersby off-guard, the state’s top elected official exchanged hugs and handshakes with WGA and SAG-AFTRA officers, paused for photos and, protest sign in hand, waded into the march for a couple of laps — flanked by aides, security and visibly delighted union figures including SAG-AFTRA president Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
Hochul didn’t address the rally, but as she readied to leave, she spoke to a small circle of union leaders — all of them surrounded by onlookers — and encouraged the strikers to “stay strong.” “You’re fighting the right fight, and the governor is with you,” Hochul said. “Let’s bring it home.” Before she climbed back into a black SUV, Oscar winner F.
Murray Abraham managed to pass the governor a SAG-AFTRA T-shirt. (WATCH) New York Governor Kathy Hochul joins pickets outside of Netflix today in NYC pic.twitter.com/ovntTlkLpg It was a briefly chaotic finale to an otherwise normal picket outside Netflix and nearby Warner Bros.
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