The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna 138 | Your WGA Strike Questions Answered By Negotiating Committee Members Michele Mulroney and David A. Goodman
May 17, 2023
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Compensation and Working Conditions in the Writer Business
01:38 • 2min
The Consequences of Suspending Writer Pay
04:07 • 2min
The Force of the Trees
05:50 • 1min
The Importance of Mentorship and Training
07:20 • 2min
The Impact of the Vertical Integration of TV and Streaming on Writers Pay
09:43 • 5min
The Importance of Compensation and Working Conditions in Comedy Variety
14:43 • 2min
The Problem With AI
16:15 • 2min
The Importance of AI in Compensation
17:57 • 3min
The Support of Other Unions in the Creative Arts
20:54 • 2min
The Support of the Writers Guild
22:53 • 2min
How to Make the Best of a Difficult Situation
24:34 • 2min
The Uncertainty of a Picket Line
26:33 • 3min
How to Deal With a Loss of Health Insurance
29:05 • 2min
What to Do if Approached by Producers to Write for Them
31:08 • 2min
How to Shut Down the Pipeline to the Studios
32:44 • 2min
How to Navigate a Strike Without Scabbing
34:27 • 2min
Can Writers Still Enter Contests?
36:18 • 2min
Walking the Line: How to Support the Guild in a Strike
38:19 • 3min
The Secret to Solidarity in the Strike
40:52 • 2min
The Guild's Struggle for Writers
42:59 • 2min