Writers Guild of America board members “acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike,” effective after midnight Tuesday, the organization tweeted.
Los Angeles, United States:
Hollywood television and movie writers will go on strike, their union said Monday, after talks with studios and streamers on pay and other conditions ended without a deal.
Writers Guild of America board members “acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike,” effective after midnight Tuesday, the organization tweeted.
The Board of Directors of the @WGAwest and the Council of the @WGAeast, acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 AM, Tuesday, May 2.
— Writers Guild of America West (@WGAWest) May 2, 2023