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December 15, 2023
Laura Weiss
Did the Actors’ Union Really Win?
The end of “hot labor summer” looked like a victory for SAG-AFTRA. But some of its members aren’t so sure.
September 29, 2023
Sal Gentile
Hollywood CEOs Thought They Could Wait Out a Writers’ Strike. They Were Wrong.
The Writers Guild of America didn’t just secure a victory for their own membership—they blazed a trail for other workers to follow.
May 12, 2023
Phillip Maciak
How the Writers’ Strike Will Actually Change TV
Stories from the last strike can’t explain the current action. Nor should they necessarily give us comfort.

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