Hollywood Unions Rally for Striking Workers' Unemployment Insurance
Leaders of the SAG-AFTRA actors' guild and the Writers Guild of America held a joint protest calling for striking workers to be eligible for unemployment benefits in California. They are supporting Senate Bill 799, which would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits after two weeks on strike. Labor unions back the bill, while business groups argue it would increase taxes for companies. The bill recently cleared the Assembly Committee on Insurance and is moving forward in the legislative process.