![]() In February, the DGA said it would only negotiate with studios early, months before its contract expires, if the studios “are prepared to satisfactorily address our concerns.” Why many members of the Writers Guild of America have targeted streaming giant Netflix in their fight for higher streaming residuals. ![]() “This will not be an ordinary negotiation,” negotiations committee chair Jon Avnet and National Executive Director Russell Hollander said in a statement last November.Ĭompany Town Hollywood is calling it ‘the Netflix strike.’ Here’s why The DGA - whose 19,000 members include directors, unit production managers and assistant directors - has been uncharacteristically vocal ahead of the talks. The fallout will be even more severe if directors and actors also stage strikes. So far, the strike has halted or disrupted a number of TV productions including Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” Apple’s “Severance” and Walt Disney’s “Daredevil: Born Again,” as Teamsters and other union members refused to cross the WGA’s picket lines. ![]() ![]() The studios have been preparing for months for a writers’ strike by stockpiling scripts and moving up production to get around the need for writers on set. Company Town Rising labor tensions in Hollywood: Why directors predict tough negotiations with studiosĭirectors are warning this will be a tough year for labor talks as studios cut staff and productions. ![]()
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