![]() ![]() Rather than getting pay grade promotions as she gained more experience, she had often been “forced or asked” to repeat levels, and to work for the union minimum pay, Nichols said. Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPAīefore she became a writer on a hit television series, Nichols worked for streaming shows – including one on Quibi, a streaming service that failed in less than a year. ‘This was a path to a middle-class life’īrittani Nichols, TV writer on Abbott Elementaryīrittani Nichols. The following interviews have been edited for length and clarity. The Guardian spoke with six film and TV writers, from Hollywood newcomers to industry veterans, to understand what’s motivating them to get through a work stoppage that could last for weeks or months. The WGA’s key demands include increased pay better compensation when shows are transferred to streaming services, rather than re-aired on television regulations for how artificial intelligence is used in the writing process an end to the “abuse of mini-rooms”, in which a smaller group of writers develop scripts often for minimum pay rates despite their seniority or experience and increases to pensions and health funds. ![]() ![]() ![]() Arguing that the industry is trying to turn writers into content farmers or narrative gig workers, members of Writers Guild of America (WGA) voted overwhelmingly to enact the first work stoppage in 15 years after new contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) broke down. ![]()
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