Union members greeted incoming supporters with a smile Monday evening, welcoming people into the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees meeting hall in Clayton County.
One of the event’s volunteers, Diany Rodriguez, a SAG-AFTRA member, said the turnout was so impressive they ran low on name tags.
“We ran out of name tags; we ran out of sign-up sheets. It’s a wonderful problem to have,” said Rodriguez. “I think there are at least 1,500 people here, I think….we were like, ‘if we got a hundred people, that’s a big deal.'”
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