Actors & Writers Rally Across The Country

(AP) – Striking screenwriters and actors are holding rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago TODAY – as the labor dispute that has halted Hollywood spreads to more cities. While Los Angeles and New York are the epicenters of strike actions, there are dozens of mid-sized and small locals across the country representing performers and writers. The Philadelphia rally at Love Park drew actors Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter, stars of the hit Philly-set TV show “Abbott Elementary.” The unions and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers – which represents studios, streamers and production companies – seem far apart, with no negotiations happening or planned.