Strike Vote Authorized: WGA Vote To Strike If No Deal By May

TV & Film

Apr 18

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is again organizing against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers because their contract from 2021 is set to expire on May 1 of this year. Recently, members of the WGA voted to authorize going on strike if the two sides can not agree.

98% of eligible members voted in favor of the strike, which led to a final vote total of 9,020 in favor of a strike and 198 against it, totaling 9,218 ballots cast. The WGA Negotiating Committee said, “Our membership has spoken. You have expressed your collective strength, solidarity, and the demand for meaningful change in overwhelming numbers. Armed with this demonstration of unity and resolve, we will continue to work at the negotiating table to achieve a fair contract for all writers.”

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