washington [US], May 7 (ANI): The WGA strike is showing no signs of abating after a successful first week. But the struggle won’t be an easy one as while several celebrities have expressed their support for the protest, top production houses are expecting the protestors to get back to work to fulfill non-writing duties.
According to Deadline, a US-based media house, a meeting of top performers took place on Sunday, a day after top production houses such as Paramount, Disney and Warner Bros asked them to do all other activities related to production, including underwriting I do not come. ,
A top manager who attended the event told the news agency, “Those studio emails have now backfired. We are more united now, more convinced than ever that there is no non-writing aspect of what we do.”
The statement spoke volumes about the mindset behind such a move by the production house against the WGA strike.
Another listener commented, “Scary times but the writers are united.”
‘The Walking Dead’ showrunner Glen Mazzara said, “I’m not getting my weekly anymore. I could probably say, ‘I’m still going to produce’. No, I support the union. I produce.” I am not in touch with the people who work on my shows,” when told about his plans to get back to work.
“I would ask all listeners to stop working on my show completely. We want the strike to be as painful as possible for the companies to make it as short as possible so that we can get back to work,” Glenn said, inspiring other listeners to persevere in difficult times.
The meeting also welcomed WGA negotiating committee co-chair Chris Keyser to bring his views to the table, which also included top negotiator Ellen Stutzman, negotiating committee co-chair David Goodman and union secretary-treasurer Betsy Thomas and president Meredith Stiehm. Were.
The emails, which began pouring in earlier this week, were asking all listeners to return to duty. In an email, Disney hinted at legal action. The note by the production house read, “We specifically want to reiterate to you as a showrunner or other writer-producer that you will be prevented from performing your duties as a showrunner and/or producer on our series as a result of the WGA strike.” There is no waiver.. The studio intends to remain in production during the WGA strike and we are legally entitled to do so.
Warner Bros. Discovery division HBO/HBO Max sent an email in similar tone. The note states, “If you are a WGA member, HBO/HBO Max respects your membership in the WGA, and we will do nothing to put you in jeopardy of WGA rules. However, we recognize that some Services, such as participating in the cast process and/or contributing to non-writing production, and post-production work are clear examples of non-WGA essential services that must be continued during this time.
Earlier ‘late-night’ show hosts paid for free food trucks and actor Pete Davidson brought free pizza to support the writers’ strike against unfair treatment. (ANI)
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