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The political economic roots of Hollywood strikes, Part 2

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Missed Part 1? You should start here. Around the time of this post, the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) produced a tentative agreement in their 2023 negotiations. The WGA Negotiating Committee, the WGAW Board and WGAE Council all voted unanimously to recommend the agreement on September 26, 2023. As … Continue reading The political economic roots of Hollywood strikes, Part 2

The political economic roots of Hollywood strikes, Part 1

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On May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike after failing to reach an acceptable agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the trade association that negotiates for the film and television interests of the major Hollywood studios. While many of the disagreements between the parties – … Continue reading The political economic roots of Hollywood strikes, Part 1