Six months. A 17 percent dip in entertainment employment in the L.A. area. Billions in estimated economic activity lost to the state of California. Could it happen again?
Three years after the double writers and actors strikes rocked Hollywood, it’s a question many in the industry are reluctantly being forced to consider once more. Contract negotiations for the industry’s top unions are around the corner, with the performers group SAG-AFTRA kicking off talks Feb. 9. The Writers Guild is in discussions to start its negotiations March 16, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, while the Directors Guild is looking at May 11.
