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A Majority of Voters Support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes, Overwhelmingly Agree With Key Demands [1]

['Timothy Bresnahan']

Date: 2023-08-17

By Rob Todaro and Lew Blank

August 9 marked the 100th day of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, and this week is the one-month mark of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike. For the first time in more than 60 years, both unions are striking and negotiating with the big Hollywood studios for fair pay and a range of employment protections. New Data for Progress polling finds that a majority of likely voters support these strikes and overwhelmingly agree with the unions’ key demands.

Sixty-seven percent of likely voters support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, while only 18% oppose. Even a plurality of voters who have an unfavorable opinion of labor unions (48%) support the strikes.

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[1] Url: https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2023/8/17/a-majority-of-voters-support-the-wga-and-sag-aftra-strikes

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