The Writers Guild of America has asked its 11,500 members to halt all script writing and begin picketing on Tuesday.
More than 10,000 unionized film and television writers are set to go on strike, the Writers Guild of America announced on Monday evening after negotiations between the union and the studios failed, marking the first such work stoppage by writers in 15 years.... [+]Both the East and West branches of the WGA have voted unanimously for a strike that will begin at 12.01 a.m.
The WGA has asked its 11,500 members to halt writing any scripts, and they are set to begin picketing on Tuesday afternoon. One of the major concerns for the WGA has been the growing pivot towards streaming services and its impact on the traditional residual payments structure—which included payments from home video sales and syndication on TV.its offer included “generous increases in compensation for writers, as well as improvements in streaming residuals,” but an agreement could not be reached before the expiry of the current contract between the studios and the guild.
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