Stormy days in his industry Hollywood, since then Writers Guild of America (WGA) i.e. Writers Guild of America, is on strike and for the first time in 15 years.

It is also the first such strike in the age of streaming, which is largely the reason for this. So, 11,500 screenwriters who work in movies, TV shows and shows put their pencils down to react to the fact that with the frequent rise in production costs, the share of screenwriters is declining, and the casual work model is being promoted, which creates job uncertainty status for professionals in the sector.

So, after the writers failed to reach a better agreement for them, they went on strike, which, according to many forecasts, will last a long time. However, the first results are already visible, as shows such as “Saturday Night Live” V “Tonight Show” jimmy Fallon, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” And “Late Show” with Stephen Colbert they entered the ice until further notice, and their old episodes will be shown in reruns. As for fiction, here the results will be visible a little longer, since these productions are always they are several months ahead of this level.

However, this is not the first strike of screenwriters. Since the 1960s to date, the union has gone on strike seven more times to defend its rights.

1953

For thirteen weeks, this first strike of the early version of the Writers Guild, in conjunction with the Writers League of America, lasted. Their backlash against film and television producers led them to an agreement that secured higher wages, script copyrights, and the right to submit television scripts from theater and radio writers.

1960

In 1960, the Writers Guild of America went on strike for 153 days or 22 weeks. In this way, professionals could acquire the rights to motion pictures, as well as a percentage of each television show or rerun of the work on the small screen. In addition, the writers got their own insurance fund and participation in the pension fund.

1973

The strike that year lasted 112 days, or four months. This time, the fund requested and provided for the creation of an independent health fund, as well as interest payments on videotape and projection of works on pay television.

1981

The 1980s also saw the most writers’ strikes in Hollywood (three in total). The first took place in 1981, lasted 96 days or three months, and evolved into a more organized new environment for pay-TV and videocassettes, two markets that were booming at the time.

1985

In fact, this strike is a continuation of the previous one. The union reacted to the formula proposed by the Motion Picture and Television Producers Association for videocassettes. Clashes broke out within the union, which ended the strike two weeks later.

1988

The strike of that year is also the longest in the history of the union, as it lasted 22 weeks, that is, almost half a year. Something that has impacted many professionals financially while some studios have been fired. Nevertheless, a minimum wage increase for screenwriters was achieved, and a new tripartite commission was set up to check that the rates were met correctly.

2007-2008

The 100-day strike was the last before the current one and cost the California economy $2 billion. We have long since entered the age of the Internet, so the requests are about new media, that is, digital platforms and downloads. The strike thus culminated in a contract that guaranteed the scriptwriters bids for distribution and reproduction of their work online.