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Cautious Optimism Reigns at Bob's Big Boy Strikewatch
'The mood here is as steady as it’s been for a long time,' says one scribe
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Elaine Low
Writers Guild and Studios Met Today, Will Meet Tomorrow to Keep Negotiating
The two entities said so in a joint statement to the press
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Elaine Low
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What Constitutes Writing on a Talk Show?
We've been learning so much about contract intricacies this Hot Labor Summer
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Elaine Low
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Here Are the Studios' Proposals to the Writers
 • Elaine Low
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The Great Backfiring: Did This Move Just Add Weeks to the Strike?
 • Elaine Low
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Actors on Shrinking Seasons, Residuals and Leaving L.A.
 • Nicole LaPorte
5
WGA Fri. Night Bomb Drop: Divide & Conquer?
 • Elaine Low
5
Exclusive: An Apple TV+ Exec Talks Streaming, the Strike & Global Television
 • Rick Ellis
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Why Mini-Rooms Are a 'Waste of Money,' According to One Emmy Winner
Our anonymous top showrunner is back with a new essay
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Elaine Low
Talks Between the Studios and Writers Guild to Restart Soon
After several anxiety-inducing weeks, there's movement on the negotiation front
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Elaine Low
4
The Whisper Campaign Behind the Supposed Showrunner-Writers Guild Spat
➕ 'Endless union summer' is upon us. Are you ready for it?
 • 
Elaine Low
1
Drew Brouhaha: Barrymore Talk Show Restarts Amid Strike
➕ 'One person leaving the CBS building offhand yelled, 'We got mouths to feed,'' says one picketer
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Elaine Low
4
WGA Fri. Night Bomb Drop: Divide & Conquer?
The union says it has spoken to legacy studio execs amenable to its proposals
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Elaine Low
5
When No News Isn't Good News
The people demand to know: When are we going to see movement on contract talks?
 • 
Elaine Low
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When Writers and Actors Are Accused of Cosplaying Labor Activists
Labor journalist Sarah Jaffe on the 'mystification' of Hollywood, the trap of the 'labor of love,' and the villainization of the studio system
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Elaine Low
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