SAG-AFTRA Members Hold Rally in Times Square

<div class="block">Faith Graham was live in Times Square as the Hollywood actors and writers assembled to protest their existing contracts with major studios. </div>

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Members are taking their fight for fair compensation and better treatment to New York City's Times Square. It comes after the union announced it was going on strike a little over a week ago. Here's a look at how crowds gathered to make their voices heard. We were here all morning as the union transformed Times Square, we are talking thousands of actors and celebrities filling this plaza. You can see they are still here now holding those signs that say SA A on strike. They say they are here to rock the city as they call for a fair contract. It was standing room only as union board members and notable local actors addressed studio executives demanding fair pay pay. Your actors represents 160,000 media professionals across the country. The strike comes as the union and the alliance of motion picture and television producers have so far not been able to agree on a new contract. The union members are looking for fair compensation and more job security. They're also asking for protection from artificial intelligence and higher residual payments when it comes to streaming platforms. Actors here today say they are fighting for the soul of their industry. And it is tough. It is tough because you don't want to do nothing because you want to support the union. But at the same time, you got to make money. So you got to do things for acting. You know what I mean? I work a lot in voiceover. So a I is a really big problem with voices being reproduced. I've been a member of S A after, since 1974 and I climbed on top of a Holywood sign to show everybody. Come on, we need your attention and it worked out then. So hopefully, this will be working out a monumental moment. This is the first time that actors and writers have gone on strike together in more than 60 years.