Rally to support striking actors, writers held in Detroit It’s being called a national day of solidarity
DETROIT – Hollywood writers and actors have been on strike for more than 100 days, and progress on talks has been few and far between ever since.
A rally is being held in solidarity Tuesday (Aug. 22) in Detroit .
The writers and actors have been walking the picket line for 100 days, and the slowdown from the creatives who make the film and TV industry.
In what’s being called a national day of solidarity, but that’s not all. A bipartisan bill package has been introduced in Lansing to revive incentives for the tv and film industry here.
Watch the video above for the full story .
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