Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony under the umbrella of the Californian trade association the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).The Board of Directors of the @WGAwest and the Council of the @WGAeast, acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 AM, Tuesday, May 2.— Writers Guild of America West (@WGAWest) May 2, 2023“Though our Negotiating Committee began this process intent on making a fair deal, the studios’ responses have been wholly insufficient given the existential crisis writers are facing,” the WGA said.
It will begin picketing the afternoon of May 2.The WGA has also uploaded a document outlining the differences between proposals made by the writers’ union and offers from the AMPTP that have led to the strike.
One notable proposal by the guild is a streaming residual that would factor in the success of shows, which the studios rejected.
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