Frank Cifuentes

Actor, photographer, foodie and labor rights advocate.

[SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra]

We have concluded our first day back in bargaining with the AMPTP and will resume talks on Wednesday, October 4.

Please continue to show our solidarity on the picket lines or at other strike activities this week. Your support matters.

[Warren Leight @warrenleightTV]

Attention #WGAEastMembers:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2
As the studios FINALLY begin negotiations with @SAGAFTRA Let’s all turn out for a
Special Day of Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA
At Netflix/Warner Bros. Discovery - 888 Broadway
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET

#1u

[Writers Guild of America East @WGAEast]

The WGA has suspended picketing pending ratification of the new 2023 MBA.

We are encouraging members who can to join the @sagaftra picket lines and support their ongoing efforts to get a fair deal. #SAGAFTRAstrike #1u

https://t.co/T6an8QEZZi

[Elijah Wood @elijahwood]

Now, it's time for SAG!

[SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra]

The SAG-AFTRA Negotiating Committee congratulates the WGA Negotiating Committee.

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To our fellow union siblings who serve on the WGA Negotiating Committee, we extend our heartfelt congratulations on securing a tentative agreement with the AMPTP.

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[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

The WGA and AMPTP have officially reached a tentative deal on a new contract.

[Frank Cifuentes @frankcif]

@alifeinthearts Hi folks. Just wondering. Should there be a longer wait time for processing financial assistance requests? I’ve submitted my application back on August 20th.

[Frank Cifuentes @frankcif]

@MellowMarketer We appreciate you!

[Frank Cifuentes @frankcif]

@designercheryl @NJUnemployment This happened to me too. When did you notice it happened? I just noticed today when I tried certifying for the week. I was fine last week. I don’t know what happened. Might be a system glitch. I thought it only happened to me.

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

"When employers make Wall Street & greed their priority & forget about essential contributors that make the machine run, we have a problem. They plead poverty that they are losing money left & right when they give $100 millions to their CEOs!"- #SAGAFTRA president Fran Drescher #UnionStrong 👊🏼

[Joe Russo @joerussotweets]

“Are we moving furniture around on the Titanic?!”

SAG is officially on strike.

Fran was spitting fire.

[Frank Cifuentes @frankcif]

SAG-AFTRA press conference concerning bargaining with AMPTP.

https://t.co/gWzxryEAYd

[Daniel Kunka @unikunka]

It’s crazy how this strike has become so much more than just writers and actors.

It feels like a moment in American Labor.

[Shawna Benson @shawnabenson]

Day 73 for WGA.
Day Zero for SAG (a lot of people will count it as Day One, and rightfully so).

WE are waiting for the AMPTP to negotiate in good faith. They can't ignore most of our demands (decline to counter) and say we walked away from the table.

THE STUDIOS did this.

[Joe Russo @joerussotweets]

Together, We’re about to reshape the industry. The actors, the writers and the direc—

Wait. I mean the actors and the writers.

The directors, well, they got their “historic” deal while we’re about to go make REAL Hollywood history happen.

[SAG-AFTRA NEWS @sagaftranews]

SAG-AFTRA Television, Theatrical, and Streaming Contracts Expire Without a Deal https://t.co/tDcJKCleXr

[sheryl lee ralph @thesherylralph]

The contract has expired.

[Frank Cifuentes @frankcif]

13 minutes left til #sagaftramembers go on strike. This is more exhilarating than waiting for the NYE ball to drop. Two strikes and Hollywood is out! We’re close to joining #WGAmembers #WritersStrike @WGAEast @WGAWest @sagaftra