For one thing, many of SAG-AFTRA’s members work for television news stations and aren’t on strike. Between intermittent gigs, they’re used to taking second jobs, like waiting on tables or designing websites. During the strike, they’re also allowed to work in theater and commercials, as well as on a handful of independent projects that have agreed to abide by the union’s demands. “We’re used to being freelancers, and just being able to go along,” said Jodi Long, president of SAG-AFTRA’s Los Angeles local. Even if the industry becomes very busy when the strike ends as studios restock their pipelines, months of income will be hard to replace.

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