Unions representing 12,000 screenwriters asked members on Monday to authorize a strike at any time after their contract expires at the end of this month. If granted, authorization would set the stage for Hollywood's first industrywide walkout since writers struck in 1988...Negotiations between the guilds and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the makers of films and television programs, have been stalled over issues including the payment of residuals for the use of movies and shows after their initial screening.
Check out the New York Times coverage here: Movie Writers Eye Early Walkout and here: Guilds Ask Screenwriters For a Strike Authorization
Listen to NPR coverage from this morning HERE
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