Disabled Writers Face Potential Loss Of $2M In Earnings During WGA Strike, But Still Support Walkout, Study Says
deadline.comDisabled writers face an even more challenging time amid the WGA writers strike, with a potential loss of more than $2 million in earnings, but still support the work stoppage, according to the Inevitable Foundation’s Disabled Writers Strike Impact survey.
According to the report (read here), which is not affiliated with the Writers Guild of America, 57% said they would lose work or income, and 53% said they would lose career prospects or momentum.
Forty-seven percent said they would have to find alternative employment outside the entertainment industry and in the event of a work stoppage, which is now underway, disabled writers surveyed said they would lose a total of more than $2 million in contractually committed earnings, not including any prospective job opportunities.
However, despite the disadvantages of a work stoppage, disabled writers still feel it is worth the fight. “With another strike, the people like me who are at the bottom would hurt the most.
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