Hollywood writers vote on strike: ‘At stake is the viability of TV as a career’

WGA union argues companies have ‘leveraged the streaming transition to underpay writers’

Hollywood writers have until Monday to authorize their union to call a strike amid contentious contract negotiations with major studios.

The authorization, based on a vote by guild members, would grant the leadership of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) the ability to call a strike if it can’t reach a contract with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) by 1 May.