After coming to the help of putting writers this summer season with a one-of-a-kind public sale that includes uncommon collectibles and experiences from distinguished figures all through Hollywood, The Union Solidarity Coalition is again at it once more to assist the numerous crew members affected by the continuing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. As staff affected by the work stoppage proceed to be vulnerable to shedding their healthcare, TUSC is opening bids for a complete host of recent objects that may ease the burden on everybody at this tumultuous time.
In comparison with the final public sale and the WGARAGE SALE earlier than it, this one is extra targeted on creating unforgettable meet-ups, calls, and different experiences with a few of the largest stars within the business in the present day. That features having lunch with The Handmaid’s Story star Ann Dowd, having a one-on-one interview with Sarah Silverman over Zoom, or becoming a member of Mr. Present and W/ Bob & David collaborators Bob Odenkirk and David Cross for dinner. Just a few of the experiences are a bit extra distinctive like letting your canine get some one-on-one time with Severance‘s Adam Scott on a pleasant stroll by way of Los Angeles or getting Natasha Lyonne to place her instinct from Poker Face to the check by serving to you crack the New York Occasions crossword puzzle.
Whereas experiences make up the majority of the public sale, a number of distinctive objects have additionally been included. When it comes to present and movie collectibles, a couple of fan packs are up on the market in addition to some private movie star collections like Parker Posey‘s Dazed and Confused and Get together Lady memorabilia. Director Rian Johnson and his frequent composer and cousin Nathan Johnson teamed as much as supply a collection of signed DVDs together with Star Wars: The Final Jedi and Knives Out in addition to a signed copy of the Glass Onion album. When it comes to customized objects, John Lithgow will paint a portrait of the one that you love pooch whereas Lena Dunham will paint a complete mural in your wall. Movie star kids’s books, indicators, tickets to stay reveals, and a lot extra guarantee there’s one thing for anybody prepared to pay a fairly penny in help of the strikes.
This newest public sale reveals how, regardless of the shortage of motion from the AMPTP, unions are holding agency and are greater than prepared to help their very own in addition to the opposite staff affected by their tough however essential actions. Since TUSC’s earlier occasion, much more celebrities have opened up their pocketbooks to assist staff get by, together with Jamie Lynn Spears, and brought to the picket line to make their voices heard. Studios beforehand expressed a willingness to attend staff out till they begin shedding their properties and extra because the climate turns chilly, however solidarity amongst strikers will be certain that actuality gained’t come to go for a lot of of their colleagues.
The WGA strike is now 134 days outdated whereas the SAG strike has formally handed the 60-day mark without end. Talks between unions and studios have gone nowhere, general offers are being suspended to economize, and an increasing number of reveals and movies are experiencing delays as the 2 sides are struggling to search out frequent floor. This might all be simply remedied if the studios simply paid honest wages to all of their staff and promised safety from AI taking up their jobs. Now, they’re beginning to really feel the implications – within the least stunning end result conceivable, Warner Bros. will lose as much as $500 million from the strikes for a choice that might solely value $50 million to make. Until they arrive to the desk with life like gives, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA will proceed to combat this combat, and additional bleed their pocketbooks, for so long as it takes to safe a greater future for the business.
Take a look at the complete collection of objects and experiences on sale on the public sale’s web page on eBay. For extra data on the strikes as studios proceed to refuse to pay their fair proportion, learn Collider’s full write-ups on what the WGA and SAG-AFTRA are combating for and what they imply to everybody concerned.