The Actors Equality Strike was a series of walkouts that started in 1927 in local theaters in Los Angeles and quickly grew to the motion picture stage. During the nationwide walkouts, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences started issuing contracts to freelance film actors, which led Hollywood's actors and actresses to fear the loss of their jobs. The theater strikes combined with freelance contracts fueled the need for actors and stagehands to strike for better working conditions and pay.
The Actors Equality Strike was a series of walkouts that started in 1927 in local theaters in Los Angeles and quickly grew to the motion picture stage During the nationwide walkouts the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences started issuing contracts to freelance film actors which led Hollywood's actors and actresses to fear the loss of their jobs The theater strikes combined with freelance contracts fueled the need for actors and stagehands to strike for better working conditions and pay