As expected, WGA went on strike at 1 minute after Midnight this morning. Could be weeks, but probably months, as most studios will not mind saving on productions costs for three months or so.
As someone who was on Strike with pay (or any kind of help from a strike fund) for two months last summer, my sympathies are with the Writers, and all those ancillary workers in the blast radius. As important as the issues are, as inspirational as the solidarity with coworkers is, strikes such. ====== “A festering dispute over how writers are compensated in the streaming era came to a head Monday night, as leaders of the Writers Guild of America called on their members to stage Hollywood’s first strike in 15 years. The boards of directors for the East and West Coast divisions of the WGA voted unanimously to call a strike effective 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the union said in a statement. Thousands of WGA members were set to walk picket lines across Los Angeles, New York and other cities Tuesday after the union was unable to reach a last-minute accord with the major studios on a new three-year contract to replace one that expired Monday night….” https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-05-01/hollywood-writers-strike-after-talks-over-pay-conditions-in-streaming-age-fail -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJOgD93j7rbqCGo4%2BXi2jdikNs0MkJDzRKxPWrspNnerw%40mail.gmail.com.
