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Small businesses in Southern California are starting to do this We are feeling the collateral damage caused by the simultaneous strikes by the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ unions.
Businesses that rely on donations Service and attention solely related to film and television productions will no longer receive revenue due to the work stoppage.
“I just want them to come back to the table and be serious,” Corri Levelle, owner of Sandy Rose Floral, which caters exclusively to the Hollywood art scene, told ABC.
Many of the small businesses that depend on film and television production have struggled not to disappear during the COVID pandemic Now they are facing another difficult moment as the strike of actors and writers from the Mecca of cinema has paralyzed their businesses.
Levelle estimated the casualties about $100,000 per month.
“I’m a small business, and that’s a lot of money,” said the owner of Sandy Rose Floral.
From December 2022, small businesses began to suffer economic lossesas the studios began to shut down production before contract negotiations with the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists stalled.
When the writers’ strike began on May 2nd, Levelle said she had to do it They have laid off more than half of their staff so they currently have a facility with empty offices and no customer calls.
“This affects thousands of people,” Levelle said.
Among the businesses affected by the Hollywood work stoppage There are cafeterias, restaurants, small grocery stores and dry cleaners, among others.
“70% of my business is the (movie and television) studios and there’s no easy way to reverse that,” said the owner of a dry cleaners near the studios.
In case the two strikes last longer, Small business owners are considering laying off more employees.
(taken from the statement)