Resources for Workers of WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strike.

Live webinar. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment is hosting a free, live webinar on Thursday, August 10 at 4:00 PM to provide information and access to available resources. Below is the official announcement.


The City of New York recognizes that many workers are impacted by the WGA strike and the SAG-AFTRA strike. While we hope that agreements are reached soon, we want to ensure that all those impacted have access to support services during this time. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment is hosting a free, live webinar to provide information and access to available resources. Representatives from New York State Department of Labor, the Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services, the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly Actors Fund), the Episcopal Actors’ Guild and Behind the Scenes will be participating and available to answer questions.

For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/MOME/WorkersResources. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact MOME’s Disability Services Facilitator at DisabilityServices@media.nyc.gov or 212-602-7418 by Friday, August 4th, 2023.

To help our panelists target their presentations to the most pertinent topics, we are accepting questions ahead of the event. If you have questions related to unemployment insurance benefits, food stamps, food pantries, health care or financial assistance, please email your questions to: WorkerResources@media.nyc.gov by Friday, August 4th, 2023. Please insert the category of your question (unemployment, food stamps, health care, financial assistance or other) in the subject line of your email.

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