WGA schedules strike authorization vote amidst negotiations.

The Writers Guild has announced a strike authorization vote, which will take place from April 11 to April 17, to gauge members' willingness to cease work if the union deems a strike necessary. The vote does not guarantee a work stoppage will occur, but if a large portion of members supports a potential strike, that could improve writers' leverage in their ongoing talks with the studios and streamers. The writers' last strike occurred in 2007-2008 amid a heated battle with studios over "new media."