Hollywood Braces for Inevitable Writers Strike Authorization Vote.
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The Writers Guild of America (W.G.A.) has overwhelming support for a strike, giving union leaders the right to call for a walkout when the writers’ contract with the major Hollywood studios expires on May 1. The writers say compensation has stagnated over the last decade despite the explosion of television series in the streaming era. The last time the writers went on strike was in 2007, and that strike lasted 100 days. If a strike begins in early May, late-night shows like “Saturday Night Live” and talk shows hosted by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers will go dark immediately.
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