You’re wrong about that. Ferguson not only wanted to do his show alone, but he was hoping it would show the writers they were not needed. He doesn’t believe in the Union because it is not a traditional labor union in his eyes. He is apparently upset that the show was halted by Letterman.

Talked at length about it with someone who was in on the meetings. I had liked the guy up until that point - even appeared on the show once.

I don’t appreciate the slur, ‘oh wait she’s an actress’. I have been walking your picket lines with other sag members,and yes some are ‘actresses’ since day one. I don’t recall seeing any writers on our picket lines when we last went out, I saw tons of teamsters… but we are behind your guild and out there on the lines with you. So please let’s stop the name calling. If you can’t be appreciative at least have the decenccy not to insult us.

This is a very confusing time, I’m seeing stars of shows on morning shows promoting their hiatus films
yet they are seen picketing in front of their tv studios.

For every jason bateman, you have actors who feel obligated to support their film and do their pr work for those projects. SAG has provided no guidance as to what should be done for the talk shows that are still going. Each actor is left to figure it out for themselves and some show runners could be telling them to go out and keep the fans of the show happy with seeing the casts.

Most casts have been let go without pay, we are in this together. I lost a huge job the first week of the strike is my loss less real because I’m an ‘actress’ take your misogyny out in what I imagine is rather action oriented writing.
Let’s stick together as fellow artists and not indulge in name calling among ourselves, your distaste for half the population of SAG serves no purpose in this fight.