Strike Diary
Anonymous Strike Diary: The ‘Eastside Warrior’ on Stretching Out Those Final Paychecks
This is part of a series of accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor. You can read previous entries by ‘Eastside Warrior’ and others here. Memorial Day must be the new Labor Day — at least judging by the ocean of unions […]
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Anonymous Strike Diary: ‘The Well-Known Creator’ on Some Harsh Formative Career Lessons
This is part of a series of accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers who have been granted anonymity to encourage candor. I was picketing the other day when I ran into an old friend. I hadn’t seen him much since a few years ago when he, for the first […]
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Anonymous Strike Diary: ‘The Disillusioned EP’ on Her “Toxic Relationship” With the Studios
This is part of a series of frank accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor. My week began on Sunday night with an email from my strike captain. The next day’s early morning picket was getting pulled up even earlier. Word […]
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Anonymous Strike Diary, Week 3: ‘The Eastside Warrior’ on the “Killer Robot Elephant in the Room”
This is part of a series of frank accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor. You can read previous entries by ‘Eastside Warrior’ and others here. Week Three. Bull horns. Whistles. Personal speaker systems. We’re starting to get the hang of this strike […]
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Anonymous Strike Diary, Week 3: ‘The Well-Known Creator’ Tries Empathizing With the Enemy
This is part of a series of frank accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor. You can read previous entries by ‘The Well-Known Creator’ and others here. One of my earliest memories is of my mom loading us into our family […]
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Anonymous Strike Diary: The Eastside Warrior
This piece is part of a new series featuring frank accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor. Now it’s getting real. That initial, Chayefsky-esque thrill of telling AMPTP to go fuck itself is starting to fade. All the truckers still blare their […]
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Anonymous Strike Diary: The Well-Known Creator
This piece is part of a new series featuring frank accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor. The picket line at Netflix is orderly and celebratory. There are regular deliveries of pizza and donuts. SAG-AFTRA members hand out candy. Imagine […]
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Anonymous Strike Diary: The Disillusioned EP
This is the first entry in a series featuring frank accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor. Monday night, May 1, I attended a party with my colleagues, awaiting the news of the strike. Everyone mixed and drank and wondered. […]
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