‘Already vulnerable’: UK film and TV workers feel the pinch from US strike

Hollywood action has broad support in UK but is hitting livelihoods decimated by pandemic and arts cuts

UK film and TV workers have spoken about the devastating effects of the Hollywood strikes on their jobs and livelihoods, with many saying they are struggling to keep afloat.

The industrial action by members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Sag-Aftra union which began on 14 July have disrupted the film and television industries for the past month, bringing global production to a standstill and delaying the release of a number of high-profile movies. The focus has been on residuals - the payments that performers receive for repeat showings of films and TV shows - as well as issues over actors' likenesses being reproduced by artificial intelligence.