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Two Strikes and You’re Out – Writers Await Actors’ Arrival on the Picket Lines
SAG-AFTRA staffers have met with WGA strike captains to share information as Hollywood braces for a double strike
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WGA East Cancels NYC Pickets Due to Heat Wave
The heat index on Thursday peaked at 93 in the tri-state area, according to the National Weather Service
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Hollywood Expresses Frustration After SAG-AFTRA Extends Contract Talks: ‘Help Me Understand’
Meanwhile, the actors guild tells members “no one should mistake this extension for weakness”
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SAG-AFTRA Leaders Say They ‘Remain Optimistic’ About ‘Extremely Productive’ Talks With Studios (Video)
Actors guild’s contract with AMPTP expires June 30
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WGA East Members Ratify New Contract With CBS News Streaming
The unit, formerly known as CBSN, became the first live-streaming news network to win a collective bargaining agreement in 2020
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BIPOC Writers Say Their Struggle for Equity Continues After the WGA Strike Ends
From the picket lines, writers of color tell TheWrap about the challenges they face in the industry
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Screenwriters Worry That Film Concerns Are Taking a Back Seat in Hollywood Writers’ Strike
The WGA wants to lock in higher streaming compensation for screenwriters, but some members say they’re not hopeful for dramatic change amid a focus on TV issues
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Barack Obama is ‘Very Supportive’ of WGA Strike, Hopes Writers Receive Their ‘Fair Share’
The former president says studios “wouldn’t be around if it weren’t for writers creating the stories that matter”
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Striking Writers Express Confusion Over WGA Shift in Social Media Promotion Policy
The Writers Guild of America says members are now allowed to post about their projects on their personal accounts
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Max Says Change to Filmmaker Credit Listings Due to ‘Oversight in the Technical Transition,’ Will Update After Pushback
Viewers, the WGA and DGA expressed concern after filmmaker credits were simplified to “Creators” on titles
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Peabody Awards Ceremony Canceled Amid ‘Uncertain and Meaningful Challenges That Exist Industrywide’
“We recognize and respect the position that many of this year’s Peabody Award winners find themselves in,” the organization said as the WGA strike wears on
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WGA Creates Scab Reporting Form to Track Members Who Cross Picket Lines
Those who fail to report “scabs” could be penalized
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‘Andor’ Showrunner Says He’s Ceased All Non-Writing Work on Show, Denies He Violated Writers’ Strike
Tony Gilroy was accused of scabbing after he stopped writing for the “Star Wars” show but continued to work as a producer
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Joe Biden Stands With WGA, Says Writers Should Get the ‘Fair Deal They Deserve’ (Video)
POTUS stresses “importance of treating storytellers with the dignity, respect and the value they deserve” at White House screening of “American Born Chinese”
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Hollywood Unions Join WGA at Huge Solidarity Rally on Strike’s Second Day
Participants included SAG, DGA, IATSE, the Teamsters and more