EXCLUSIVE: While the Writers Guild of America will continue to negotiate with the studios right up to the expiration of their current contact on May 1, strike preparations are underway — but …
-led studio reps anticipate bargaining late into the night Monday as the contract expiration deadline looms.
“While the WGA Negotiating Committee continues to bargain with the AMPTP with the goal of reaching a fair deal by tomorrow’s May 1 contract deadline, we need to be ready for a potential strike,” the guild said today in a note accompanying the Member Picketing Survey about when and where they’ll be able to walk picket lines. The greatest amount of leverage we collectively bring to a strike action is the withdrawal of our labor.
Battered by low residuals, a lack of streaming data information, job insecurity and more, writers are bringing in less money overall despite a content boom in recent year of more shows and more platforms The low income most scribes are experiencing is something that neither side truly disputes, even if they have widely divergent approaches as of now on how to resolve the problem.
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