Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led a display of support for entertainment industry workers on Monday, joining the picket lines in New York City. Notably, as The Hollywood Reporter reports, present among the picketers was Tatiana Maslany, the star of She-Hulk on Disney+ and the series Orphan Black.
The gathering, organized by SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America, aimed to address concerns about excessive corporate profits, with executives like Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav coming under scrutiny. Ocasio-Cortez made a statement, declaring, “While this is a fight against AI, more than AI, this is a fight against greed.”
During the event, the spotlight also fell on Maslany. She stood in solidarity with her fellow actors and writers, advocating for better pay rates and working conditions. Speaking about the struggles faced by industry veterans, Maslany said, “I have friends who have been doing this for 30 to 40 years and have lost their health care because the minimums are so relatively low.”