The vote prevented the doomsday scenario of three major Hollywood unions striking simultaneously. The actors’ union is still negotiating.
Category: Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers
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Actors Authorize Potential Strike With Hollywood Writers Still Picketing
The vote does not guarantee a walkout. The actors and studios will begin negotiations on Wednesday.
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Hollywood Directors Reach Deal With Studios as Writers’ Strike Continues
The tentative agreement includes improvements in wages and guardrails around artificial intelligence.
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Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word?
If work for companies like Uber and Lyft once carried some appeal for offering flexibility, the kind of labor it has come to represent is now used by some as shorthand for a raw deal.
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Predawn Picket Lines Help Writers Disrupt Studio Productions
Workers from other unions have shown solidarity with the strikers, catching entertainment companies off guard.
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Hollywood Writers Strike Is ‘Going to Be a While’
The writers and entertainment companies remain far apart on several key issues, including money, and the standoff could last for months.
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Drew Barrymore Drops Out of Hosting MTV Awards Show Over Writers’ Strike
Just days before the show was scheduled to air, the actress and talk-show host said she would pick up her hosting duties next year.
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Outside Hollywood Studios, Writers Make Their Case
Those in picket lines at the headquarters of companies like Netflix were critical of working conditions that have become routine in the streaming era.
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Writers, Seeking Pay Change for the Streaming Era, Prepare to Strike
In the 16 years since the entertainment industry’s last strike, sweeping technological change has upended the television and movie business.
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Will a Chatbot Write the Next ‘Succession’?
As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.
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Hollywood Writers Approve of Strike as Shutdown Looms
The writers have not gone on strike in 15 years, and the vote gives their unions the right to call for a walkout when their contract expires on May 1.
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Why There Is Talk of a Writers’ Strike in Hollywood
The New York Times – Movies:TV and movie writers want more money, but Hollywood companies say the demands ignore economic realities. The deadline to sort out those differences is approaching.