Nina Metz: TV and film crews may go on strike as early as Monday. They are fighting for reasonable work hours. This has been a long time coming
Work on TV and film sets might come to a standstill as soon as Monday if 60,000 crew members working nationwide go on strike. In Chicago, that could affect a number of projects including the Dick Wolf shows for NBC, a forthcoming reboot of sci-fi drama “The 4400,” a series for AMC called “61st Street,” Fox’s “The Big Leap” and a show for Apple TV+ starring Elisabeth Moss.
At issue are better pay and quality of life issues for the crew.
The labor union for the majority crew members is called IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) and it is currently negotiating a
