Although Hollywood averted actor and writer strikes this year, maintaining labor peace will only get harder amid rapidly changing technologies, huge media mergers and shrinking film and TV profits.
Barring a last-minute glitch, Hollywood studios and writers are expected to sign off on a new three-year contract today that would head off a potentially disastrous strike, according to sources close to both parties.
As Hollywood holds its breath over the possibility of a writers strike, ongoing internal struggles within the writers and actors guilds and at the studios are making this year’s negotiations the most complex ever.
Labor: Head of Teamsters local says members might keep working if writers walk out in their contract dispute with studios. But some hopeful signs are emerging as talks resume today.
Politicians: Both writers and studios are surprised, but not upset, by Riordan’s efforts to avert a shutdown of production, which he fears would damage the city’s economy.
