Hollywood writers to go on strike Tuesday after negotiations fail

Hollywood writers are now set to strike Tuesday as talks between the Writer’s Guild of America the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers concluded Monday without an agreement.  

This will be the first WGA strike in more than 10 years with more than 11,000 television and film writers expected to walk off the job.   

“You’re going to see picket signs going up in front of studios, in front of various other offices, as well as you’re going to start seeing a number of shows shut down instantly

WGA and AMPTP have been in talks for more than a month, with writers pushing for better base pay and an increase in residual money, saying that half of all writers are currently earning scale – the bare minimum of their contract. They also want higher contributions to their pension plan and health fund.

Television and film executives, on the other hand, say they are still recovering from pandemic losses and have put a lot of money into streaming content.