List of Hollywood strikes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list of Hollywood strikes names the industrial strikes organized by Hollywood trade unions such as SAG-AFTRA (formerly the Screen Actors Guild [SAG] and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists [AFTRA]), the Writers Guild of America (WGA), and the Directors Guild of America (DGA). Demands for better compensation, especially residuals, have been a major goal of the strikes.
List
| Year | Strike | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026 Writers Guild Staff Union Strike | 99 days (Ongoing) |
| 2024–25 | 2024–2025 SAG-AFTRA video game voice actor strike | 348 days[1][2] [a] |
| 2023 | 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike | 118 days[6] (the longest general strike in the guild's history)[7] |
| 2023 | 2023 Writers Guild of America strike | 148 days[8][9] |
| 2016–17 | 2016–2017 SAG-AFTRA video game voice actor strike | 340 days[10] |
| 2007-08 | 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike | 99 days[11][12][13] |
| 2000 | 2000 Commercial Actors strike | 182 days[14] |
| 1988 | 1988 Commercial Actors Strike | 25 days[15] |
| 1988 | 1988 Writers Guild of America strike | 154 days (the longest strike in the guild's history)[16] |
| 1987 | 1987 Directors Strike | 19 hours and 41 minutes (the shortest of all Hollywood strikes)[17] |
| 1986 | 1986 Actors Strike | 1 day[18] |
| 1985 | 1985 Writers Strike | 14 days |
| 1982 | 1982 animators' strike | 72 days |
| 1981 | 1981 Writers Guild of America strike | 92 days[19][20] |
| 1980 | 1980 actors strike | 95 days |
| 1978-79 | 1978-79 SAG and AFTRA Commercials Strike | 50 days[21] |
| 1973 | 1973 WGA Screenwriters Strike[22] | 111 days[16] |
| 1972 | 1972 Composers and Lyricists Guild of America Strike | 60 days |
| 1967 | 1967 AFTRA Strike | 12 days |
| 1960 | 1960 Writers Guild of America strike | 148 days[16] (Film) |
| 1960 | 1960 Actors Strike | 42 days[24][25] |
| 1952 | 1952 Actors Strike | 79 days[26] |
| 1945 | Set decorators Hollywood Black Friday strike | 231 days |
| 1942-1944 | 1942–1944 musicians' strike | 834 days (the longest of all Hollywood strikes) |
| 1941 | Disney animators' strike | 115 days[27] |
| 1936 | 1936 Hollywood workers strike backed by American Federation of Labor against the use of US Army and Navy involvement in motion picture production[28] |
Notes
- Strike officially declared over on July 9, 2025.[3] However, strike activity was suspended on June 11, 2025, two days after tentative deal was reached.[4] In spite of this, the ability for video game voice actors to return to work at this point in time was only regarded as being under the guise of a "strike suspension,"[4] with the strike still being regarded as officially over as a result of the later ratification of the new labor deal.[5]