Entertainment writers go on strike in LA (15 images)

By Wade Sheridan

The Writers Guild of America has gone on strike with entertainment industry writers walking picket lines in Los Angeles. The strike is bringing an end to television production and most talk-show broadcasts until an agreement is reached on residuals for streaming content and other labor issues.

Writers Guild of America members continue picket lines outside all the major Los Angeles studios on May17, 2023. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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The picket lines continued a day after the WGA's negotiating committee told it's members that the producer's alliance "refuses to negotiate a fair deal to address the existential crisis writers are facing." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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A WGA member with a sign that reads "What's write is write." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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WGA leadership says a long strike would cost studios more than a settlement. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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