Jason Sudeikis on the picket line: We'll strike 'as long as it takes'

Actors hit picket lines Friday in their first strike against film and TV productions since 1980 and the nation's largest strike since 1997.

There are 160,000 members of SAG-AFTRA, the union representing everyone from A-list stars to struggling actors working other jobs while awaiting their first break in the industry. The union argues that the rapid changes in the industry in recent years, with the rise of streaming services, have made it impossible for many if not most of the members to earn a living acting.

Jason Sudeikis was one of the actors on the picket lines, joining a group in front of NBC Universal offices in 30 Rockefeller Center in New York. The star of Apple TV's "Ted Lasso," Sudeikis used to perform in the same building when he was on the cast of "Saturday Night Live."

As other actors on the picket line chanted "Hey hey, ho ho corporate greed's got to go," and "What do we want? Contracts! When do we want 'em? Now!" Sudeikis was asked why he was on the picket line, and he replied, "Just listen. That says it all."

Asked how long he'd be willing to picket, he replied, "as long as it takes."

Among other high profile actors on picket lines Friday were Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee member Sean Astin and Rosario Dawson.

This is the largest number of union members to be on strike since 180,000 Teamsters walked out on UPS in 1997. But it might not be the largest for long. The Teamsters, who have 340,000 members at UPS, are threatening to strike the parcel delivery giant on August 1 without a new contract.