Variety co-editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton discusses the 2023 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and how it exposed flaws in the industry’s bargaining system, particularly in adapting to streaming changes. Littleton presents a call for a separate process to integrate streaming-era economic structures into contracts, as well as for ongoing communication between labor and management.
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