How to support the SAG-AFTRA/WGA strike: Streaming TV shows, going to movie theaters doesn't cross the picket line

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The SAG-AFTRA actors' union went on strike Friday, joining the ongoing WGA writers' strike. You can support the strike by donating to the hardship fund that helps struggling strikers. Streaming TV shows or going to the movie theatres is not considered crossing the picket line. Morning Brew Insider recommends waking up with, a daily newsletter. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Email address By clicking “Sign Up,” you also agree to marketing emails from both Insider and Morning Brew; and you accept Insider’s Terms and Privacy Policy Click here for Morning Brew’s privacy policy. Actors in Hollywood's SAG-AFTRA union went on strike on Friday, joining thousands of writers who have been striking since May — here's how you can support them. One of the most impactful things an average person can do to support both the SAG-AFTRA actors' strike and the WGA writers' strike is donating to their cause. Members of the unions can't keep working while on strike, so the organizations have funds to help provide struggling actors and writers with financial assistance while away from their jobs. SAG-AFTRA links to an Emergency Financial Assistance and Disaster Relief Fund on its website, while WGA has Good and Welfare Emergency Assistance Loans for its writers. The Entertainment Community Fund is also helping assist those on strike. WGA member Adam Conover told The Washington Post that supporters can also post on social media to voice support for both strikes. Neither union has called on supporters to stop streaming their favorite shows or going to movie theaters — they don't consider such commonplace activities to be crossing the picket line, the Washington Post reported. The actors union has said, however, that it considers a content creator or up-and-coming actor taking a job that would normally be filled by a union member crossing the picket line. And if they do fill those roles, it may come back to bite them in the future. "Any non-member seeking future membership in SAG-AFTRA who performs covered services for a struck company during the strike will not be admitted into membership in SAG-AFTRA," the union's strike notice outlines.