The Writers Guild of America is on strike. News of the strike, which takes effect in a few hours, came late Monday after the guild’s negotiations with the AMPTP failed to reach an agreement on a new film and scripted TV contract.
It’s the WGA’s first strike since the 100-day walkout of 2007-08. The guild hasn’t said yet when or where the first picketing will take place, but it could come as early as the afternoon of May 2.
Less than an hour after talks with the studios ended and over three hours before their current contract officially expires, the guild made the labor action announcement public: Following the unanimous recommendation of the WGA Negotiating Committee, the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Council of the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 AM, Tuesday, May 2.
The decision was made following six weeks of negotiations with Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony under the umbrella of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
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