Tag: Writers Strike
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Writers & Actors Prepare to Continue Striking Into 2024
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) are preparing to continue striking for the next six months. They anticipate the strike could continue into 2024. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said during an appearance on The Today Show the guild is “in it to win it.” Drescher said 86% of SAG union…
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Studios Are Reportedly Planning to Wait Out Strikers Hoping Money Problems Will Weaken Actors & Writers
Rumors are flying around the ongoing writers’ strike that started May 2nd and the latest rumblings aren’t putting the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in a flattering light. “The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,” said one anonymous studio executive…
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WGA Strike Surpasses its 50th Day With a Rally For Fair Contracts – Will It End Soon? Or Will Reality TV Take Over This Fall?
As the WGA writers’ strike crosses the 50-day mark studios and economies alike are feeling the effects of an all-pens-down writing force. California is already reporting a $1.5 billion loss, more than the $429 million yearly compensation package the writers are demanding from studios. The lack of acceptable contract negotiations over fair pay to writers…
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A New Writers’ Strike Could Be a Big Win for Netflix, Amazon, & Cord Cutting
Back in 2007 a 100-day writers’ strike started as writers walked out of movie and television production. Lasting into 2008, the strike was a major moment for cable television. Now in 2017 a new writers’ strike is looming and could start as soon as May 2, 2017. With every day that goes by a strike…