Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that he is prepared to help mediate the Writers Guild of America strike, adding that it will have “profound consequences” on all Californians.
“Both sides are dug in,” Newsom said in an interview with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle at the Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton. “Every single one of us will be impacted by this.”
Newsom noted that the previous WGA strike in 2007-2008 cost the state economy about $2 billion.
The WGA has stated that writers are not being paid fairly by the studios in the age of streaming. After negotiations with the studios went nowhere, the strike began Tuesday.