Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word? If work for companies like Uber and Lyft once carried some appeal for offering flexibility, the kind of labor it has come to represent is now used by some as shorthand for a raw deal.
Predawn Picket Lines Help Writers Disrupt Studio Productions Workers from other unions have shown solidarity with the strikers, catching entertainment companies off guard.
Hollywood Writers Strike Is ‘Going to Be a While’ The writers and entertainment companies remain far apart on several key issues, including money, and the standoff could last for months.
Outside Hollywood Studios, Writers Make Their Case Those in picket lines at the headquarters of companies like Netflix were critical of working conditions that have become routine in the streaming era.
Writers, Seeking Pay Change for the Streaming Era, Prepare to Strike In the 16 years since the entertainment industry’s last strike, sweeping technological change has upended the television and movie business.