Striking film and television writers met with union leadership on Wednesday, the second day of a work stoppage that has thrown Hollywood into disarray as the industry deals with changes brought on by the streaming TV boom
At the Los Angeles meeting at the Shrine Auditorium, a venue that once hosted the Oscars, leaders of the Directors Guild of America , acting union SAG-AFTRA and other Hollywood unions voiced support for striking writers, according to attendees.
Avnet will be leading negotiations for the DGA, which is scheduled to begin its own talks with studios shortly before its own labor contract expires June 30. SAG-AFTRA will start contract discussions on June 7. "What we are asking for is really reasonable," said Scheinert, a WGA member. "So it's exciting to get out here and show that support and try to hurry this process along."
The writers are seeking changes in pay and the formulas used to compensate writers when their work is streamed, among other proposals. The WGA estimated its changes would cost about $429 million a year. Writers say changes from the streaming TV boom have made it difficult for many to earn a living in expensive cities such as New York and Los Angeles.
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