As the SAG-AFTRA strike continues into its third week, union member Stephen Amell has spoken out against the strike during a convention appearance, Variety reports. Despite saying he supports and stands with his union, the actor also called striking a “reductive negotiating tactic” and “myopic.”
During an appearance at Galaxycon in Raleigh, N.C., Amell was asked about the ongoing strike. “I support my union, I do. And I stand with them,” he prefaced. “I do not support striking. I don’t. I think that it is a reductive negotiating tactic.”
In footage that has been widely shared on social media, Amell shares: “I find the entire thing incredibly frustrating, and I think that the thinking as it pertains to shows, like the show I’m on that premiered last night, I think it’s myopic.”
The show Amell is referring to is pro wrestling show Heels, which premiered its second season on Friday night. The appearance at Galaxycon was not explicitly billed as a promotional event for…