Were not going to have the UK used as a backdoor to undermine their dispute.

Its the same with public sector workers over here.

Equitys cause is more than one of just supporting its counterparts in the U.S., however.

Paul Fleming

Paul Fleming at a rallyMark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images

Our agreements are as strong as SAGs and we expect nothing less.

SAG is undeniably the largest and most influential entertainment union in the world but we are undeniably the second.

We started off on the broad brush and now SAG is ahead on the detail, said Fleming.

WGA West building in Hollywood

The rallies will kick off in three hours time.