Hollywood strike: is there a deadline to end?

As decreed by the Hollywood screenwriters, the total stoppage of productions lasted almost a week. This strike began after failed negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Screenwriters Union, which are campaigning for better working conditions and wage increases.

The stalemate between the two sides appears to be simple to negotiate, but the situation is much more delicate and it could take months before there is a consensus between the two sides. “Any hope of that happening quickly has evaporated,” said Tara Kole, founding partner at entertainment law firm JSSK.

The Writers Guild of America is responsible for representing 11,500 screenwriters, where 98% of voters were in favor of the strike, after several attempts at negotiations with the studios. The outage started on May 2 and there is no end date yet.

I think the week showed how committed and fervent the writers’ feelings are about all of this. They will sit around until something changes because they can’t afford not to.

Chris Keyser, chairman of the WGA trade committee

With information from The New York Times

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