The dispute, which pits 11,500 television and screenwriters against the major studios, has shattered 15 years of labor peace in the entertainment business.
Tag: Strikes
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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.
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Will a Chatbot Write the Next ‘Succession’?
As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.
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How Randi Weingarten Landed at the Heart of America’s Political Fights
School closures and culture wars turned classrooms into battlegrounds — and made the head of one of the country’s largest teachers’ unions a lightning rod for criticism.
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Hollywood, Both Frantic and Calm, Braces for Writers’ Strike
Studios have moved up deadlines for TV writers, and late-night shows are preparing to go dark. But for other segments of the industry, it’s business as usual.