The Writer’s Guild of America went on strike on May 2, 2023. The strike is more than just writers putting down their pens and picking up their picket signs, to fight for their rights. This strike also symbolizes “the beginning of a bigger conversation about morality and labor practices” throughout corporate America.
In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:
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Recent interactions with union members out on the picket lines
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Phil Rosenthal’s history with the WGA
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What screenwriting is now compared to what it used to be
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How detrimental the mini-rooms are
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Studios using loopholes to get out of paying rates they already agreed to
Author: GG Hawkins
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
