List of Hollywood strikes (1936 – Present) – This list of Hollywood strikes marks the industrial strikes organized by Hollywood trade unions such as SAG-AFTRA—formerly the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)—the Writers Guild of America (WGA), and the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
List of Hollywood strikes
- 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, July 14, 2023-present
- 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, May 2, 2023-present
- 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, 14 weeks, November 2007–February 2008
- 2000 commercial actors strike, nearly six months, May 1-October 30
- 1988 commercial actors strike, 3 weeks, March 21-April 15
- 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, 22 weeks, March 7 –August 8, 1988 (the longest strike in the guild’s history)
- 1987 directors strike, 3 hours and 5 minutes (the shortest of all Hollywood strikes) July 14
- 1986 actors strike, 14 hours, August 1-2
- 1985 writers strike, two weeks, March 6-20
- 1981 Writers Guild of America strike, three months (96 days) April 11-July 12
- 1980 actors strike, 3 months and 3 days, July 21 – October 24, 1980
- 1978-79 SAG and AFTRA Commercials Strike, 7 weeks, December 19, 1978 – February 7, 1979
- 1973 Writers Guild of America screenwriters strike, three and a half months, 112 days, March – June 30
- 1967 American Federation of Television and Radio Artists strike, 13 days, March 29 – April 10, 1967
- 1960 Writers Guild of America strike, 21 weeks (148 days) January 16-June 12, 1960.
- 1960 actors strike, led by SAG President Ronald Reagan, (six weeks) March 7-April 18
- 1952 actors strike, two and a half months (December 1, 1952-February 18, 1953)
- 1945 Set decorators Hollywood Black Friday strike, six months
- 1942–44 musicians’ strike, thirteen months plus (the longest Hollywood strike)
- 1941 Disney animators’ strike, May 29, 1941 – September 21, 1941 (3 months and 26 days)
- 1936 Hollywood worker’s strike backed by American Federation of Labor against the use of US Army and Navy involvement in motion picture production