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Hollywood Writers Demand Pay Rise, To Begin Strike Tuesday

If their demands are not met during contract discussions with the industry’s top production companies, Hollywood film and television writers will go on strike.

If a deal with Walt Disney and Netflix cannot be struck, the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the union representing television and film writers, may go on strike on Tuesday.

According to Reuters, the writers are requesting pay raises and changes to business procedures that they claim drive them to work longer hours for less income.

The WGA also argued that have suffered financially during the streaming TV boom.

The guild said the effect of the strike will be that writers can’t meet, negotiate with or work for a struck company.

“Half of TV series writers now work at minimum salary levels, compared with one-third in the 2013-14 season, according to Guild statistics. Median pay for scribes at the higher writer/producer level has fallen 4% over the last decade,” the report added.

“Artificial intelligence is another issue at the bargaining table. The WGA wants safeguards to prevent studios from using AI to generate new scripts from writers’ previous work. Writers also want to ensure they are not asked to rewrite draft scripts created by AI.”

The WGA is negotiating with the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, which represents Amazon, Apple, CBS, Disney, NBC Universal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony, and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Last month, members of the guild voted 98% in favor of going on strike if no new deal is reached by midnight of Monday.

It is understood that if the strike happens, it would be the first of its kind in 15 years. The last WGA strike in 2007 and 2008 lasted 100 days.

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