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Aug 9, 2023 · May 1: Writers and studios fail to strike a deal for a new contract by a previously set deadline, igniting the start of the WGA strike —which was approved by a 97.9% vote and received support...
Sep 26, 2023 · Key takeaways from the tentative contract that would end the writers' strike, and how it addresses writers room staffing, streaming residuals and artificial intelligence.
- ryan.faughnder@latimes.com
- Company Town Senior Editor
Apr 13, 2023 · At 12:01am Tuesday, the Writers Guild of America, the union representing most of Hollywood's scribes behind your favorite TV shows and films, went on strike. The board of directors for the...
- Kelly Lawler
- TV Critic
From May 2 to September 27, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA)—representing 11,500 screenwriters [2] —went on strike over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). [3][4] With a duration of 148 days, the strike is tied with the 1960 strike as the second-longest labor stoppage that the WGA has per...
May 1, 2023 · Negotiators representing the Writers Guild of America and major studios reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract, ending a writers’ strike that began in early May. Sept. 24,...
Sep 27, 2023 · The 2023 WGA strike lasted 148 days, making it one of the longest work stoppages in Hollywood history. Why did it last so long?
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Sep 24, 2023 · Late in the day on Sunday, September 24 — after 146 days of labor stoppage, the second-longest strike in Hollywood history — the Writers Guild of America (WGA), which represents Hollywood’s...