Picket Line Regulars Bolster Solidarity Among Writers As WGA Strike Hits 100 Days
deadline.comEditor’s note: One in a series of stories marking the 100th day of the WGA strike. On day one of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, scribes put their pencils down and hit the pavement at every major studio in Los Angeles.
It was May 2 and many were wearing sweaters. Today, 100 days later, they remain as resolute as they began only a little more suntanned as the country faces one of its warmest summers to date.
Notwithstanding the climate, the writers have been challenged in ways they couldn’t have imagined and yet, they keep showing up on the lines.
Deadline spoke to multiple regulars, captains and coordinators from various lots as well as WGA leadership before the media blackout was called. “I want to say thank you to every person who has come out to a picket line.
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