Hollywood writers secure tentative deal after 146 days of strike
The bargaining team of the Writers’ Guild of America have announced an in-principle agreement on all major issues raised by the striking writers. The strike is set to continue until after the final draft of the tentative agreement is authorized for a ratification vote
Workers shut down Hollywood
The entertainment industry in the US has come to standstill as both actors and writers strike against CEO greed
The greed of entertainment executives could reap a double strike
97.91% of Hollywood actors authorized a potential strike weeks after the Writer’s Guild of America entered their own strike following failed negotiations with studio giants
Hollywood writers are joining the fight for stable jobs
The TV & entertainment writers’ strike is only one example of organized labor attempting to lift the working class out of the trenches of the so-called gig economy
Over 11,000 TV and film writers on strike in the US
Worker compensation has not kept up with the streaming industry’s profits. Writers say big studios need to stop “pleading poverty”
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