INTERVIEW: Michelle Hurd On Why the SAG-AFTRA Strike and 'United We Trek' Matters

INTERVIEW: Michelle Hurd On Why the SAG-AFTRA Strike and 'United We Trek' Matters

Images: SAG-AFTRA / United We Trek / Paramount+.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - On July 13, SAG-AFTRA went on strike, walking off film and television sets and joining the WGA in demanding a square deal from producers. Nearly two months later, that deal seems as distant as ever. You know Michelle Hurd from her work as Raffi on Star Trek: Picard, but you may also know that she is the Vice President of SAG-AFTRA. She joined me to talk about the ongoing strike and the upcoming United We Trek event.

WHAT: United We Trek!

WHEN: September 8, 2023 from 9:30 am - 12 pm

WHERE: In LA: 5433 Melrose Ave. or in NYC: 1515 Broadway

T is the Managing Editor for Daily Star Trek News and a contributing writer for Sherlock Holmes Magazine and a Shakespeare nerd. He may have been the last professional Stage Manager to work with Leonard Nimoy, has worked Off-Broadway and regionally, and is the union Stage Manager for Legacy Theatre, where he is currently working with Julie Andrews. after which he’ll be working on Richard III at Elm Shakespeare Company.