Hollywood Writers Kick Off Strike by Calling for Reason: ‘Even They Know That We’re Right’

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https://t.co/E8Zy6TIlVOThe WGA said Monday night it was going on strike at the stroke of midnight ET after negotiations with the studios failed in the last day before the expiration of their collective bargaining agreement.

And it was apparent in the online reaction from many WGA members.Ashley Nicole Black, an Emmy Award-winning writer on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” was emotional, reflecting fear for the future while expressing a confidence in the move to strike.Wow.

This is scary. But a future where we accept what the companies are trying to do— low paid, freelancer writing gigs with no job security— is much scarier.

You can’t make good art that way. And writers generate far too much profit for them to accept it. So, I’m on strike! https://t.co/1WK88spKElPhilip Iscove, creator of Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow,” offered a more detailed take on a likely sticking point in the negotiations.Let it be know that the #wga proposed: "Regulate use of artificial intelligence on MBA- covered projects: AI can’t write or rewrite literary material; can’t be used as source material; and MBA-covered material can’t be used to train AI." and the studios rejected the proposal.See other reactions below.Here we go again! #wgastrong pic.twitter.com/9hCG61CHj0writers are asking for less per year than what fox paid in one defamation suit.