AOC joins ranks of SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America NYC picket lines

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
FILE – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., joins female House Democrats at an event ahead of a House vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act at the Capitol in Washington, July 15, 2022. Four years after Ocasio-Cortez won a New York congressional primary that toppled a powerful incumbent and sent a jolt through the Democratic Party, the progressive left has had mixed success, with some questioning the limits of the movement’s power. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Andrew Harnik/AP

AOC joins ranks of SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America NYC picket lines

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) joined the ranks of New York City’s SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America picket lines on Monday, demanding that workers keep up the fight against the “insatiable greed” of executives.

“While this is a fight against AI, more than AI, this is a fight against greed,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

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“How many private jets does [Warner Bros. Discovery CEO] David Zaslav need? For real,” the congresswoman added. “How many private jets do the CEOs need? It is insatiable. It is unacceptable. I do not know how any person can say, ‘I need another $100 million before another person can have healthcare.'”

The “Squad” member made the comments while standing outside the Union Square Netflix offices, according to a report.

Hollywood stars, including Tatiana Maslany, Sandra Bernhard, and F. Murray Abraham, were present, along with AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.

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“We have workers all across the country either currently on strike or gearing up to be on strike because, at the end of the day, we are all facing the same challenge, which is the concentration of wealth and corporate greed in America,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

“Direct action gets the goods, now and always. … The only way that we can do this is by showing them that we are stronger. That our solidarity is stronger than their greed, that our care for one another will overcome their endless desire for more,” she added. “Your fight right here is what’s going to bust this thing right open.”

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