I'd be interested to know why he thinks "the actors will not win" in the current SAG-AFTRA strike south of the border. On what does he base his prediction?

I hope the actors get what they are asking for as well. RA posted some photos of Mariska Hargitay and Chistopher Meloni when they started their careers on two quickly cancelled 1995 series. Fortunately, for them, both were able to land roles in long running successful series which made them extremely wealthy. The majority of viewers look at actors through the same lens that all of them are wealthy from the roles they portray. Unfortunately, the Hargitays of the world are the exception, not the rule. The majority of series are gone after one season leaving all those actors hoping to land a guest role or two on an established series. Even stars on successful series aren't safe. Last year all the actors on Bob "heart" Abishola with the exception of the two leads, were put on recurring status which meant far fewer episode appearances and less pay.

As one actor pointed out, in a good year she might make five appearances as a supporting character on a long-running show like CSI, NCIS, Law and Order, or maybe a comedy like Neighbors. Her non-actors friends say "wow, we sure saw you a lot, you must be having a great year." However, she points out that at $5,000 a pop for each appearance, she still doesn't make enough money to qualify for health insurance under SAG-AFRTA rules, while the networks get to rerun the episodes indefinitely.

As the song says "Somethin's gotta give."