
Hollywood on Strike: How Below-the-Line Workers Are Faring in 2025
Lights Up on a New Reality When the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA halted Hollywood productions in late 2023 and again in mid-2024, headlines fixated on marquee star salaries and writers’ streaming-residuals fights. Less visible—but no less vital—were the thousands of grips, camera assistants, setdressers, art department interns, and production assistants (PAs) whose…