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HOLLYWOOD WRITERS APPROVE OF STRIKE AS SHUTDOWN LOOMS

The writers have not gone on strike in 15 years, and the vote gives their unions
the right to call for a walkout when their contract expires on May 1.

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Writers say working conditions in Hollywood have not kept pace with the changes
brought on by the streaming era.Credit...Andrew Cullen for The New York Times


By John Koblin and Brooks Barnes

Reporting from Los Angeles

Published April 17, 2023Updated April 20, 2023, 4:33 p.m. ET

Hollywood is getting ever closer to a shutdown.

The unions representing thousands of television and movie writers said on Monday
that they had overwhelming support for a strike, giving union leaders the right
to call for a walkout when the writers’ contract with the major Hollywood
studios expires on May 1.

The unions, which are affiliated East and West Coast branches of the Writers
Guild of America, said more than 9,000 writers had approved a strike
authorization, with 98 percent of the vote.







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