After a tentative fair deal between writers and studios was reached on September 24, you can now remove “tentative” from that: the WGA strike, which began May 2 and put the state of Hollywood production under a microscope, is over-over. The acting union, SAG-AFTRA, has been on strike since July 13 and remains so. Microsoft … Read more
Since early Might, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been putting for higher pay and protections towards AI (amongst different circumstances). Over the months, help for the union has persevered throughout varied avenues, and grown as SAG-AFTRA has additionally joined in on the strike efforts. Although final weekend noticed botched negotiations between the WGA … Read more
The scene at thirty third and tenth was anticipatory; everybody was prepared for this. Earlier this week, in “the canyon” between the HBO workplaces and Amazon headquarters in New York Metropolis’s Hell’s Kitchen, an enormous group of marchers picketed for almost 4 hours in assist of the Writers Guild of America. io9 was there speaking … Read more