The 1981 Writers Guild of America strike was a 3-month
strike action
Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the ...
taken to establish compensation in the then-new markets of "pay TV" and home video.
Most scripted television series seasons started much later than originally planned as a result.
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1981–82 United States network television schedule
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International Affiliation of Writers Guilds
The International Affiliation of Writers Guilds is an international trade union federation representing guilds of professional screenwriters and playwrights. Some affiliates also belong to national trade union federations.
Activities
The IAW ...
(IAWG)
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WGA screenwriting credit system
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WGA script registration service
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1960 Writers Guild of America strike
The 1960 Writers Guild of America strike was a labor dispute held by both Writers Guilds of America (WGAW and WGAE), against the Association of Motion Picture Producers. It lasted for 146 days (from January 16 until June 10, 1960, with network wr ...
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1988 Writers Guild of America strike The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike was a strike action taken by members of both the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) against major United States television and film studios represented by ...
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2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike
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List of Hollywood strikes
This list of Hollywood strikes names the industrial strikes organized by Hollywood trade unions such as SAG-AFTRA—formerly the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)—the Writers Guild of ...
References
Writers Guild Of America Strike, 1981
Writers
A writer is a person who uses writing, written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, Short story, short stories, books, poetr ...
Writers Guild of America strike
Writers Guild of America strike
Strike, 1981
Entertainment industry labor disputes in the United States
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