Hollywood writers going on strike over fair pay in streaming era
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More than 11,000 television and film writers are going on strike for the first time in 15 years after negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers broke down Monday. The strike will begin at midnight PT, when the current contract runs out, the WGA said in a statement.
The WGA had been negotiating with Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount, Sony, Netflix, Amazon, Apple and Disney, all represented under the umbrella of the AMPTP.
The labor dispute could have a cascading effect on TV and film productions depending on how long the strike persists. But a shutdown has been widely forecast for months due to the scope of the discord. The writers voted overwhelmingly last month to authorize a strike, with 98% of membership supporting it.
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