The strike has been heating up, literally and figuratively. Confusion still abounds about what does and does not count as crossing the picket line, publicity-wise. SAG-AFTRA and the WGA have different rules about what members are allowed to do while on strike. WGA members can do things like post to Twitter and do interviews, as long as they aren’t being asked to by the studio.
SAG-AFTRA is asking members not to discuss any work from a struck company. This has made some people confused and others frustrated. There has also been spirited debate on what counts as independent production and the problem of soap operas. The few soaps that remain in existence are starting to get nonunion writers to write scripts. Soap actors are in a different part of the union, which is not currently striking.