WGA Says “Survival Of Writing As A Profession Is At Stake In This Negotiation” As Strike Authorization Voting Begins
deadline.comThe WGA has called on its members to save television and feature writing as its strike authorization vote opens. The guild, in an email to members seen by Deadline, said, “The survival of writing as a profession is at stake in this negotiation.” “Over the past decade, while our employers have increased their profits by tens of billions, they have embraced business practices that have slashed our compensation and residuals and undermined our working conditions.
We’ve met and talked with thousands of you about our bargaining agenda and heard loud and clear that this negotiation can’t be business as usual.
The compensation increases and protections we’re demanding are designed to restore what has been taken away from writers,” it added.
The guild revealed last week that it was opening the vote, otherwise known as the SAV, which was widely expected as it continues talks with the studios.
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