US TV and film writers vote to strike after talks with studios fail.
, acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 AM, Tuesday, May 2.It said the decision was made following six weeks of negotiating with studios such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Warner Bros and Sony among others.Late-night US talk shows such as 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' and 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' are expected to go dark immediately and air re-runs.
WNBC Channel Four HDTV studio and control room in Rockefeller Centre, New York in September 2006. Picture by: Frances Roberts / Alamy Stock Photo "The companies' behaviour has created a gig economy inside a union workforce, and their immovable stance in this negotiation has betrayed a commitment to further devaluing the profession of writing," the WGA said in a statement.
Writers say they have suffered financially during the streaming TV boom, in part due to shorter seasons and smaller residual payments.
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