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Hollywood grapples with the consequences of a 148-day WGA strike
14/10/2023 08:31 AM | Click to read full article
Why did it take five months? That’s the vexing question that entertainment industry insiders are wrestling with even as they cheer the end of the Writers Guild of America strike. Union leaders said it again and again all summer — that Hollywood’s system for collective bargaining was “broken.” Turns out they were right. The economic pain spread across the entertainment industry and beyond by showbiz’s summer of labour strife has been devastating.