Studios Call Strike Authorization Vote Ratification “Inevitable”, Stress That Goal Is To “Reach Fair & Reasonable” Deal

deadline.com:

The WGA is expected to receive overwhelming support for a strike authorization today after writers have been voting for the past week.

The studios, however, have called the ratification of such a vote “inevitable” ahead of its results. “A strike authorization vote has always been part of the WGA’s plan, announced before the parties even exchanged proposals.

Its inevitable ratification should come as no surprise to anyone,” the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said today in a statement.

The studios and writers are expected to be back at the negotiating table during the next couple of weeks, ahead of the WGA contract expiring on May 1.