Cynthia Nixon joins NYC protestors in support of Writers Guild of America strike

The actress made an appearance alongside protestors fighting for fair writers’ pay
Cynthia Nixon joined the Writers Guild of America picket line in NYC
Cynthia Nixon/Instagram
Escher Walcott4 May 2023
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Cynthia Nixon showed her support for the Writers Guild of America members on strike as she joined the picket line in New York City on Wednesday.

The And Just Like That star, 57, was seen protesting alongside union members outside Netflix’s office in Manhattan, following the strike that kicked off earlier this week.

Nixon shared several photos from her time picketing on Instagram as she wrote: “I stand with the WGA and visited the NYC picket line today organised by the Writers Guild of America, East.

“Without writers there would be no tv or film – they deserve a fair contract now!”

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) represents writers in film, television, radio and the online media across America, and the union is currently on strike in demand of fair pay.

Nixon spoke out about the need for the strike while picketing, saying in one video shared: “A writer is everything to a show. Without a writer, not only is there no dialogue, character, or plot, there isn’t an idea of a show in the first place.

“Everything starts with a writer’s idea.”

The actress continued to urge the importance of writers in her field of work in television, adding: “That is rarely reflected in the sharing of the profits, and we need to change that.”

Nixon spoke about the importance of writers for her HBO show And Just Like That
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This week, a spokesman for the WGA said: “The companies have broken this business. They have taken so much from the very people, the writers, who have made them wealthy.

“But what they cannot take from us is each other, our solidarity, our mutual commitment to save ourselves and this profession that we love. We had hoped to do this through reasonable conversation.

“Now we will do it through struggle. For the sake of our present and our future, we have been given no other choice.”

Nixon has been heavily involved in political activism over recent years, having advocated for public education as a spokesperson for New York’s Alliance for Quality Education, and women’s health rights.  

In an open letter shared in February, the outspoken star accused the New York Times of “editorial bias” showcased in a report on transgender people, as she called out the publication for using “charged language”.

Fans can expect to see Nixon next as she returns to her role as Miranda Hobbes on HBO’s And Just Like That, released in June.

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