Reporter Jon Alba of Spectrum Sports 360 reached out to SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris regarding Zelina Vega’s tweet about supporting unionization in wrestling. Carteris issued the following statement:
“Wrestling is as much about media as it is sports, and we are going to directly engage with members of this profession to help find ways for them to protect themselves.
“As more people reinvest in unions, and as more working people are harassed by employers who don’t want to protect them, SAG-AFTRA is committed to doing what we can to help professional wrestlers secure the protections they deserve.”
SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris
There's also this though: even if SAG-AFTRA were to embrace pro wrestlers (including those not on TV), would all pro wrestlers qualify? And on top of that, could all of them afford membership?
The answer is likely no, in some form. Which is why they may look to their own union.
— Jon Alba (@JonAlba) November 16, 2020
