Labor
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52 New York Lawmakers Urge Studios to Resume Talks With Writers Guild
In open letters Friday, legislators call on studios to “listen to what their writers are telling them about the difficulties of maintaining their careers”
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Insider Editorial Staff Goes on Strike After Talks Over Health Care Plan Break Down
The strike comes just over a month after Insider employees staged a walk-out to protest layoffs
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Writers Guild Says DGA Deal Wouldn’t End Strike: ‘Era of Divide and Conquer Is Over’
“To resolve the strike, the companies will have to negotiate with the WGA on our full agenda,” the negotiating committee says in an email to members
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Screenwriters Worry That Film Concerns Are Taking a Back Seat in Hollywood Writers’ Strike
The WGA wants to lock in higher streaming compensation for screenwriters, but some members say they’re not hopeful for dramatic change amid a focus on TV issues
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Barack Obama is ‘Very Supportive’ of WGA Strike, Hopes Writers Receive Their ‘Fair Share’
The former president says studios “wouldn’t be around if it weren’t for writers creating the stories that matter”
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Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ Halts Production Amid Writers’ Strike
The movie was set to begin shooting in Atlanta next month
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2023 Television Academy Honors Canceled Amid Writers’ Strike
It’s the latest disruption of Emmys season since WGA members began picketing on May 2
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WGA Strike Roundtable: TV’s Top Writers Talk 2007 vs. Now – ‘We’re Here for the Younger Writers’ | Video
Creators of hits like “Friends” and “One Tree Hill” are afraid that the next generation of showrunners are being smothered for short-term profit
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SAG-AFTRA Members’ Work With Cameo for Business Now Counts Toward Guild Benefits
Actors’ union announces first deal with the celebrity video-sharing website
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10 Takeaways from the 2023-2024 Upfronts: Few Celebs, Lots of Questions
In the months ahead, prepare for an onslaught of reality and game shows as networks pivot away from scripted content during the writers’ strike
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‘We’ve Been Here Before’: Studios and Writers Got Unexpected Preparation for a Long Strike
The pandemic gave studios the playbook for a long work stoppage, while WGA’s battle with agencies helped organize writers
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‘Daily Show’ Writer Explains How Picketers Formed a Rebel Alliance to Shut Down ‘Evil’ | PRO Insight
Comedian Joseph Opio recounts how a small group of WGA strikers stopped production on the Paramount+ show with the support of the Teamsters
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SAG-AFTRA Board Unanimously Decides to Put Strike Authorization Vote to Members
Like the DGA, the actors guild’s contract with Hollywood studios ends June 30
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Viewers Are Wary of Studios’ Use of AI in Film and TV Scripts, Too, Survey Finds | Exclusive
As writers strike over the technology’s use and other issues, respondents showed limited awareness of some key aspects of the Hollywood dispute
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WGA Lays Out Costs Per Studio of Their $343 Million Increase to Contract
Writers Guild says its proposed contract would cost Disney $75 million per year in additional costs, or less than 0.1% of its annual revenue
