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Official Damian Lillard Watch Time Signature T-shirt! It is clear that we could not have achieved the gains we have made without the help of our sister associations, especially SAG-AFTRA. When SAG went on strike, that was a game changer, and I'm also a member of SAG in addition to the DGA and WGA, so that was really important to me. It's like this fight is over, now it's the next fight because SAG is still very much on strike. In last night's meeting, we talked about all the different ways we can support SAG; You know, since the day the WGA strike began, SAG-AFTRA members have stood with us, so we remain steadfast in our support of them. We're excited that on Monday they will return to negotiations and we will get as many WGA members as possible to go to the fences and continue to support them the way they have supported us. That's where the work happens: on the picket line. We had more WGA members protesting on the last day of the strike, the Friday before we reached a tentative agreement, than on the first day, and we are fully aware of the power of unionization. that conclusion. We were unable to win the contractual right for writers to honor the picket line of other unions, but after this strike, we committed to repaying our union brothers and sisters. we were in Hollywood as they fought for their rights.
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