The Hollywood Writers Guild calls an indefinite strike

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have not reached an agreement after several days of negotiations, so the Hollywood screenwriters will begin from this Tuesday a strike that could cripple the industry.

“Although our Negotiating Committee began this process with the intention of reaching a fair agreement, the responses from the studies have been totally insufficient given the existential crisis that writers face,” the WGA posted on its Twitter account. after the ad.

The union has also announced that the pickets will begin on Tuesday afternoon and has made a call to unite its members.

The WGA claims approximately $600 million in salary increases and other benefits, such as “residuals”, the compensation that a team member receives every time their product is broadcast on television again and which, according to the union, have been diminished by “streaming” platforms.

The last writers’ strike that the industry went through occurred in 2007 and it lasted for more than a month, which meant a loss of 2.1 billion dollars and the dismissal of 37,000 professionals.