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Writers Strike Fears Put Hollywood on High Alert as Studios Prep Plans
Variety ^ | April 27, 2017 | Dave McNary Film Reporter

Posted on 04/28/2017 4:21:57 PM PDT by mdittmar

Hollywood is dealing with strike fever again, 10 years after the Writers Guild of America staged an acrimonious 100-day work stoppage.

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations and the NFL Players Assn. both issued strong statements of support Thursday. AFl-CIO President Richard Trumka cited WGA estimates that the major entertainment conglomerates made $51 billion in profits last year.

“The members of the Writers Guilds deserve a fair return on their work at an incredibly profitable time for their industry,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at variety.com ...


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KEYWORDS: guild; hollywood
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To: mdittmar

I’m really hoping for a 1-3 year writer’s strike...MSM news readers laid off, H-1B Third World late night TV Show hosts deported back to Britain, unfunny native late night TV Show hosts laid off and forced to work in TV Studio cafeterias as waitresses and janitors to fulfill their contract obligations, all Hollywood awards shows cancelled, .....


21 posted on 04/28/2017 5:27:04 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Dan Rather, a 60 Minutes Investigative Reporter for CBS, invented "Fake News"-fake but accurate.)
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To: mdittmar

It’s a good thing they’ve announced it, because 90% of us wouldn’t know about this looming catastrophe .


22 posted on 04/28/2017 5:37:30 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: mdittmar

Do it!


23 posted on 04/28/2017 5:47:37 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines (Their side circles the wagons. Our side revs up the bus.)
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To: mdittmar

Obama is gone, they have no propaganda contracts now , basic supply and demand,, bye ,, bye. ..


24 posted on 04/28/2017 6:00:56 PM PDT by seastay
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To: Jimmy The Snake

“But I remember a writer’s strike that became the birth of the Reality Show and Survivor was born.”

indeed. plus about 100 other successful “reality” shows since then, a few which are actually interesting, like “Bering Sea Gold”.

In the mean time, 99.9% of scripted shows are stupidly unwatchable, shows like ABP, 2 Broke Girls, and, well, pretty much ALL scripted network shows, actually.


25 posted on 04/28/2017 6:23:22 PM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Notasoccermom

After the last writers strike we got reality programs.
After this strike we may end up watching youtube series.
Each 5 minutes long with a season of 5 episodes.


26 posted on 04/28/2017 9:52:26 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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