Biden Backs Hollywood Writers' Strike for Fair Deal.

President Biden expressed his support for striking Hollywood writers, calling for a “fair deal” a week after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre indicated that the executive branch wouldn’t comment on the ongoing labor dispute. The Writers Guild of America announced last week that its 11,500 screenwriter members in California, New York and other cities will refuse to work after the union and studios failed to agree on a new three-year contract, triggering Hollywood’s first strike in 15 years. Biden, who has referred to himself as the most “pro-union” president in history, was bashed by rail workers unions last year over his move to press Congress to force labor groups to accept an agreement with rail companies in order to avert a strike.