Jessica Chastain shows her support for the SAG-AFTRA strike

[just444]

I’m one of the lucky ones. I’m aware that my career provides me with a good living, gives me health insurance, helps me take care of my family. There are many members of SAG/AFTRA who are fighting to make a living wage. 87% of my union doesn’t make the 26k a year in order to… pic.twitter.com/EhnjBuNvo7
- Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) July 25,

Comments

[bakemonos]

I love that larger named actors are coming out in support. This is solidarity. STICK IT TO EM.

[bellwetherr]

good for her tbh!!

[afeelingunacted]

I have issues with her but she's always been open about growing up working class and struggling out of that cycle.

Glad that she showed up to a SAG rally. Bring out the big guns!

[afeelingunacted]

Also maybe someone wants to make a post on this specifically but Jennifer Esposito said recently she didn't even qualify for SAG health insurance:

Maybe this will help some understand the strike. Many people have known or seen me on many shows/films thru the years. Yet 1 yr, recently, I didn’t meet my health insurance minimum! Would never imagine that I didn’t meet the minimum of 30k, right? Wrong. We r NOT all millionaires
- Jennifer Esposito (@JennifersWayJE) July 25, 2023

[euraylie]

It’s so depressing that in the 21st we can’t simply have automatic health insurance for all
(and that pharmaceutical companies are allowed to get away with murder; I just read an article explaining why certain HIV meds were intentionally delayed for years for profit)

[gillenvillain]

Health and emotional care should NOT be tied to employment. It should be available and affordable to all.

[tomelette]

And she has a relatively very visible career! It is so fucked up.

[gorlplz]