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After 118 days, the longest actor strike in Hollywood history has come to an end. What does this mean for New Mexico?

More than 300 people turned out for a protest Wednesday in Albuquerque organized by the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA. They included members of other unions who are not on strike but are supporting their colleagues who are. The action took place in front of Netflix North America’s studios.

Spending by film, TV, and digital media production in New Mexico surpassed $2.2 billion dollars over the last three fiscal years. That’s according to figures released Tuesday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who noted that industry wages are now at record highs.However much of that production is at a standstill because of strikes by the Writers’ Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union. ¾ÅÉ«Íø spoke with Tom Schuch, first vice president of the SAG-AFTRA New Mexico chapter about what those strikes mean for the state and its workers.

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