The lives of hundreds of thousands of crew members have been upended, and even a deal between the actors and the studios might not help much in the short.
The recently settled screenwriters strike and the continuing actors strike have upended the lives of hundreds of thousands of crew members the entertainment industry s equivalent of blue-collar workers and many are growing desperate for work.
LOS ANGELES — Katie Reis has been a Hollywood lighting technician for 27 years, rigging equipment for movies like “Independence Day” and TV shows like “Quantum Leap.” But she hasn’t had a paycheck since May, when the first of two strikes — screenwriters, then actors — forced cameras to stop rolling. Reis, 60, has since been turned down for jobs at Target and Whole Foods. She is now looking into seasonal work at the mall. Her son Alex, a high school senior, recently had to go without new shoes fo
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