Like all labor disputes, there are many facets to the writers’ strike. But at their core, the WGA’s demands center around one primary frustration: as writers’ work has enabled the creation of a
, it’s ironically gotten harder to build a secure career as a writer. Writers want a larger share of profits, and more stability.Representatives for the studios say they are willing to boost compensation and even adjust some of the streaming residual models. But thus far they have been unwilling to budge on several key issues, including offering performance-based residuals—basically paying based on how often the thing a writer has made is watched.
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