Writers for the children's program want better residuals and annual raises, and for auxiliary works, such as social media segments, to be covered by union benefits. Their contract expires Friday.
have voted unanimously to authorize a strike if they are unable to reach an agreement on their new contract before Friday, the Writers Guild of America EastThirty-five WGA union members are asking Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces the mainstay children's program, for"industry standard annual raises, improvements to residuals, and union coverage for Sesame Workshop's popular animation and social media segments," for the show's writers, WGA said.
The union and Sesame Workshop began negotiating a new contract for the writers in February. The contract expires Friday, and if a resolution is not reached, a strike would begin next Wednesday, WGA said."No one wants to see a picket line on," WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen said."Millions of parents and families around the world are going to have a lot of questions.
"Our writers are integral members of our creative team, and we are engaged in good faith negotiations with the WGA," the statement said.
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