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NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is getting some big-name fundraising help Monday from Broadway’s top stars. Both Biden and first lady Jill Biden will attend the event, with tickets ranging from $250 to $7,500. Since at least Bill Clinton, Democratic presidents have cultivated intimate ties with powerful figures in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Biden himself raised roughly $1 million during an early 2020 campaign fundraiser at the home of Michael Smith and James Costos, a former HBO executive. That event was attended by former DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, now a Biden campaign co-chair.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Biden, Sara Bareilles, Lin, Manuel Miranda, Ben Platt, Jill Biden, Bill Clinton, Michael Smith, James Costos, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Katzenberg, “ Joe Biden, ”, Chris Korge, “, tycoons, Mickey Kantor, “ It’s, ” Biden, Donald Trump ’, Trump, Annaleigh Ashford, Alex Edelman, Josh Gad, Christopher Jackson, LaChanze, Ruthie Ann Miles, Leslie Odom Jr, Andrew Rannells, Aaron Tveit, Betsy Wolfe, Thomas Kail, Alex Lacamoire, Andy Blankenbuehler, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Amanda Green, ___ Slodysko Organizations: Writers Guild of America, SAG, Hollywood, Actors ’ Equity Association, General, Democratic Party, Democratic, HBO, DreamWorks, Biden, Democratic National Committee, Fund, White, GOP Locations: U.S, Manhattan, New York, Southern California, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, LA, Washington

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC will be airing more “Monday Night Football” games than originally planned. An additional 10 games originally set to appear only on ESPN will be simulcast on ABC. Last Monday's game between the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills averaged 22.6 million viewers on ESPN, ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. New York’s 22-16 overtime victory was the most-watched Monday night game since ESPN took over the package in 2006. Political Cartoons View All 1167 ImagesThe move also means that ABC has a game all 18 weeks of the regular season along with simulcasts of two playoff games.

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☆ Bill Maher isn’t bringing back his HBO talk show during the writers’ strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Bill Maher has changed his mind and isn’t bringing back his HBO talk show amid the ongoing writer’s strike. “My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike,” Maher wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Last week, Maher said he would bring back his talk show, which ignited outrage from members of the WGA since his show employs a number of union members. Over the weekend, Drew Barrymore changed her mind about bringing back her talk show this week after she caught a slew of backlash from Hollywood. CBS’s “The Talk,” as well as Jennifer Hudson’s syndicated talk show, also postponed their season premieres.

Persons: Bill Maher, ” Maher, Maher, “, Drew Barrymore, CBS’s, Jennifer Hudson’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, HBO, Guild of America, WGA, Max, Warner Bros ., SAG Locations: New York

☆ Striking unions impacting the economy at a level not seen in decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

watch nowThe auto workers' strike is the latest in a series of labor-management conflicts that economists say could start having significant growth impacts if they persist. So far, the United Auto Workers stoppage has impacted just a small portion of the workforce with limited implications for the broader economy. United Auto Workers (UAW) members on a picket line outside the Stellantis NV Toledo Assembly Complex in Toldeo, Ohio, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. August alone saw some 4.1 million labor hours lost this year, the most for a single month since August 2000, according to the Labor Department. Year to date, there have been 7.4 million hours lost, compared to just 636 hours total for the same period in 2022.

Persons: Ian Shepherdson, Emily Elconin, Shepherdson, Doris Dear, John Nacion, Joseph Brusuelas, Brusuelas, Biden, Janet Yellen, CNBC's Sara Eisen Organizations: United Auto Workers, Labor Department statistics, Pantheon, UAW, Stellantis NV, Bloomberg, Getty, Big Three, Ford, GM, Federal Reserve, Labor, Labor Department, HBO, National Union Solidarity, Writers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, University of Michigan, RSM, York Fed Locations: Stellantis NV Toledo, Toldeo , Ohio, U.S, New York City, John, Los Angeles, California , Oregon, Washington, York

Other unions are digging in as well. The Writers Guild of America is in the fourth month of its strike against major Hollywood studios, while the actors’ union, known as SAG-AFTRA, is in its second. A Gallup poll published in August found that 67 percent of Americans approve of unions, the fifth straight year such support has exceeded the long-term polling average of 62 percent. Time is running out for Congress to reach a compromise to keep the government running past Oct. 1. The confab is part of an effort to lay groundwork for a meeting between President Biden and President Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November.

Persons: Drew Barrymore, Biden, Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy, Jake Sullivan, Wang Yi, Xi Jinping Organizations: Guild of America, Hollywood, SAG, Labor Department, Gallup, Republican, Biden, U.S Locations: U.S, California, Malta, Ukraine, Taiwan, San Francisco

Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party during the 94th Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. The WGA, on strike since early May, said they will resume talks on Wednesday. The WGA said it was "difficult to imagine" how Maher could host the show and still comply with strike rules. The proposed return of "The Drew Barrymore Show" to CBS drew picketers from the striking writers' and actors' unions as taping resumed last week. Following Barrymore, other popular talk shows, including "The Talk" and "The Jennifer Hudson Show" will not be returning during the WGA strike and the Screen Actors Guild strike.

Persons: Bill Maher, Danny Moloshok, Drew Barrymore, Maher, Barrymore, Jennifer Hudson, Danielle Broadway, Mary Milliken, Tomasz Janowski, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS, HBO, Twitter, Writers Guild of America, WGA, CBS, Screen Actors Guild, Warner Bros, Discovery, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, Hollywood

☆ A core frustration unites striking workers: Exorbitant CEO pay
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Exorbitant CEO pay is a frustration shared by Hollywood creatives and Detroit autoworkers alike. Since 1978, the CEO compensation among America’s 300 biggest companies has gone up 1,460%, while the typical worker’s pay grew by just 18% (both adjusted for inflation), according to the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive think tank. Over the same period, CEO pay at the Big Three Detroit automakers — GM, Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis — has jumped an average of 40%, or roughly how much of a raise striking workers are now demanding. But a company’s profit depends not only on bringing in hearty revenue, but also on keeping costs — including workers’ pay — low. CEO pay went up 40%… No one had any complaints about that, but God forbid the workers ask for their fair share,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper last week.

Persons: New York CNN —, Hollywood creatives, Barack Obama, Adam S, Hersh, —, Mary Barra, Barra, Carlos Tavares, Jim Farley, Michael M, Shawn Fain, ”, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ’, ” Hersh, “, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, Workers, Hollywood, Detroit, Economic Policy Institute, Chrysler, GM, Big Three Detroit, — GM, Ford, CNN, Guild of America, Los Angeles Times, UAW, “, EV Locations: New York, America, Barra, American, Kentucky, Tennessee

☆ Writers union will resume strike negotiations with studios this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Members of the Writers Guild of America East are joined by SAG-AFTRA members as they picket at the Warner Bros. The Writers Guild of America said Monday that the union will resume negotiations with Hollywood studios on Wednesday as a shutdown of productions across the TV and movie business drags on. The union told its members to continue joining picket lines as the talks resume. In a first for visual effects workers, Marvel Studios VFX artists voted unanimously last week to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union. Elsewhere, actor Drew Barrymore and comedian Bill Maher faced widespread criticism when they announced the return of their talk shows despite the WGA strike.

Persons: Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher, Barrymore, Maher Organizations: Writers Guild of America, SAG, Warner Bros, Discovery, The, Guild of America, Hollywood, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, Marvel Studios, International Alliance, Employees, Marvel, Disney Locations: New York City, Hollywood

Unions have nowhere near the pull, or members, that they did decades ago, yet something has changed. Fain became president of United Auto Workers this year, but his time with the union began at that then-Chrysler plant in 1994. He vowed to clean up the union and unite members following a wide-ranging scandal that landed two former presidents in prison. The union under Fain has threatened to hit more plants if there is not enough movement from automakers during negotiations. Corporate greed is the problem.”Sean O'Brien, International Brotherhood of TeamstersMuch of what you need to know about Teamsters president Sean O'Brien is right there in his handle for X/Twitter: @TeamstersSOB.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, Fain “, ” Fain, “ We’re, ” Sean O'Brien, Sean O'Brien, James Hoffa, Jimmy Hoffa, Hoffa, O’Brien, O'Brien, ” O’Brien, Fran Drescher, AFTRA Fran Drescher, ”, She's, they're, Drescher, “, —, Television Producers, Michael Winship, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, WGAE’s, Takeuchi Cullen, ” Meredith Stiehm, Rich Talarico, Peele Organizations: Unions, Hollywood, UPS, United Auto Workers, Chrysler, UAW, General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Detroit, Brotherhood, Teamsters, Amazon, Screen Actors, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, SAG, Associated Press, Alliance, Television Producers, Writers Guild of America, WGA, Television, Writers Guild of America East, “, CBS, Writers Guild of America West Locations: Missouri , Michigan, Ohio, Kokomo , Indiana, Boston, Hollywood

☆ US House to vote on stopgap govt spending measure on Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

World at Work category · September 18, 2023 · 6:00 PM UTCNegotiators for the Writers Guild of America and Hollywood's major studios will resume contract talks on Wednesday to try and end a work stoppage that has disrupted production for more than four months.

Organizations: Writers Guild of America

☆ ABC adds 10 more ‘Monday Night Football’ games to help plug the hole left by Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —“Monday Night Football” is back on ABC because of the ongoing strikes disrupting Hollywood. Eight “Monday Night Football” games were already going to air on ABC this season, but Monday’s change increases the number to 18. Here are the games ABC just added to its schedule, which will also be aired on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. Television networks have been forced to get creative amid the ongoing dual writers’ and actors’ strikes, which has paused production on scripted shows. NBC, meanwhile, planned ahead and stockpiled already-filmed scripted shows to show this fall.

Persons: New York CNN —, “, “ Abbott, ”, ’, It’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, ABC, Hollywood, Disney, Football, ESPN, NFL, ESPN Deportes, Seahawks, Giants, Packers, Raiders, Cowboys, Chargers, 49ers, Vikings, Lions, Jets, Broncos, Bills, Bears, Bengals, Jaguars, Chiefs, Patriots, CBS, Paramount Network, Sydney, CW, AMC, CBC, NBC, Guild of America Locations: New York, ”

☆ Drew Barrymore to pause show until Hollywood writers' strike ends
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Actor Drew Barrymore on Sunday said she had backed off plans to bring back her daytime talk show while strikes in Hollywood continue, yielding to an outcry of criticism. The proposed return of "The Drew Barrymore Show" drew picketers from the striking writers' and actors' unions as taping resumed last week. Crew members on the show have been out of work since the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike began in May and shut down production. Other talk shows have also announced plans to return to television. The WGA said it was "difficult to imagine" how Maher, a WGA member, could host the show and still comply with strike rules.

Persons: Drew Barrymore, Barrymore, Bill Maher, Maher, Rich McKay, Deepa Babington Organizations: Sunday, Writers Guild of America, WGA, HBO, Thomson Locations: Hollywood, Atlanta

In its annual renumeration report, Stellantis reported CEO Carlos Tavares' 2022 pay was 23.46 million euros. That's a nearly 77% increase over then Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley's 2019 pay of 13.28 million euros. However you slice the numbers, the gap between CEO pay and rank-and-file workers at all three companies is gigantic. It's far above the typical pay gap at S&P 500 companies, which was 186-1 according to AP's annual CEO pay survey, which uses data analyzed by Equilar. CEO Elon Musk's 2022 compensation was reported as zero in the company's proxy statement, rendering its official pay ratio meaningless.

Persons: — It’s, Shawn Fain, Fain, ” Fain, ”, Mary Barra, James Farley, William Clay Ford, Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, Mike Manley's, “, Equilar, Tavares, That's, Manley, —, Tavares ’, Harry Katz, Tesla, Elon, Tom Krishner Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Netflix, Writers Guild of America, WGA, Comcast, Big Three, —, Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Associated Press, Big, General, Barra, AP, Equilar, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, French PSA Group, GM, Fiat Chrysler, Institute, Detroit, Cornell University, U.S Locations: Stellantis, American, European, Detroit

CNN —Drew Barrymore announced on Sunday that she will pause the premiere of her talk show after receiving backlash over her decision to resume production as more than 11,000 television and film writers remain on strike. Barrymore’s statement comes after a turbulent week for the actress and TV host, who faced criticism from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) after defending her decision to resume production without WGA writers amidst the ongoing dual strikes in Hollywood. In a statement shared on Instagram earlier this month, Barrymore explained her position about bringing her show back. “The Guild has, and will continue to, picket struck shows that are in production during the strike. Other daytime talk shows airing new episodes include “The View,” “Tamron Hall” and “Live with Kelly and Mark.”

Persons: CNN — Drew Barrymore, “, ” Barrymore, ”, Barrymore, Drew Barrymore, ’, ” “ It’s, “ I’ve, Kelly, Mark Organizations: CNN, Writers Guild of America, WGA, MTV, Twitter, SAG Locations: Hollywood, New York

☆ Drew Barrymore 'deeply apologizes' to unions ahead of show return
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Drew Barrymore poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the Time Magazine 100 gala celebrating their list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world in New York City, New York, U.S., April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Actor Drew Barrymore issued a video apology to striking Hollywood writers on Friday but said she will go forward with plans to resume her talk show next week. Barrymore has been subject to protests by members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) who argue that she is violating terms of their work stoppage by filming new episodes of "The Drew Barrymore Show." Thousands of crew members have been out of work since the WGA strike began in May and shut down production. In addition, Barrymore said she "wanted to make a show that was there for people in sensitive times."

Persons: Drew Barrymore, Andrew Kelly, Barrymore, Bill Maher, Maher, Lisa Richwine, Sandra Maler Organizations: Time, REUTERS, Writers Guild of America, WGA, SAG, HBO, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S

☆ Drew Barrymore 'deeply apologizes' to the Writers Guild of America
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Drew Barrymore is apologizing to television and film writers over her decision to resume production on her talk show as members of the Writers Guild of America remain on strike. “I believe there’s nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it okay,” Barrymore said in an emotional video shared Friday. I fully accept that.”Barrymore’s show drew protest from the union after announcing last weekend they would resume production without WGA writers contributing. “I’ve been through so many ups and downs in my life, and this is one of them.”“I deeply apologize to writers,” she added. Barrymore said she wasn’t going to hide behind publicists and reiterated that she was taking full responsibility for the decision.

Persons: CNN — Drew Barrymore, “, ” Barrymore, ”, Barrymore, ” “ It’s, “ I’ve, ” “, ’, AFTRA, Kelly, Mark, Sherri Shepherd, Jennifer Hudson’s, publicists Organizations: CNN, Writers Guild of America

☆ Hollywood's janitors swept out of jobs by dual strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jorge Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"You start to think your savings are not great, your medication is expensive, and other expenses to cover are difficult," said Cendejas, 43. Janitors - like caterers, carpenters and costume workers and other Hollywood trades - have been swept up in the economic downturn that has come with the so-called "hot labor summer" in Hollywood. Cendejas hopes the strikes will end soon, but she is not encouraged by what she has seen. While recovering from her surgery, she embroiders handmade napkins to sell and bring in some income for her home. [1/3]Former Hollywood studio janitor Yolanda Cendejas, 43, embroiders handmade napkins for extra income after being laid off due to the Hollywood strikes, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. September 6, 2023.

Persons: Yolanda Cendejas, Cendejas, Jorge Garcia, Karla Chavez, David Huerta, Huerta, Mary Milliken, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Hollywood, Los, REUTERS, Service Employees International Union, SEIU, Writers Guild of America, SAG, SEIU's United Service Workers, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Mexico, Hollywood, Los Angeles , California, U.S

☆ Studios Say Talks With Striking Writers May Resume Next Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Brooks Barnes | More About Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Contract negotiations between Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters could restart next week, the studios said in a statement on Thursday. A return to bargaining — the last talks were held three weeks ago — could be a turning point in the strike, now in its fifth month. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of entertainment companies, and the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,000 television and film writers, have been squabbling over procedure. Union leaders, who denounced the disclosure, have since insisted that the onus is on studios to keep improving their offer. On Wednesday, the Writers Guild made a move, according to the statement by the studio alliance.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Contract talks that could end Hollywood's writers strike are set to resume next week, studios said Thursday. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the industry's studios, streaming services and production companies in union negotiations, said in a statement that they had reached out to the Writers Guild of America on Wednesday and the two sides agreed to resume negotiations next week. Leaders are still working out the details, the statement said, and no further specifics were provided. Writers have been on strike for 4 1/2 months over issues including pay, job security and regulating the use of artificial intelligence. The two sides had a handful of meetings in mid-August, including one that included the heads of Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros.

Organizations: ANGELES, Alliance, Television Producers, Writers Guild of America, WGA, Writers, Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros . Locations: hollywood

☆ Bill Maher Says Show Will Return Despite Writers’ Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( John Koblin | More About John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns,” he wrote. Tens of thousands of actors have been on strike for two months as well, the first time writers and actors have walked out at the same time since 1960. But over the past three weeks, bargaining has again stalled out, frustrating some big-name Hollywood showrunners in the process. More than 11,000 writers walked out in early May, arguing that their compensation levels and working conditions have deteriorated in the streaming era. The strike caused many talk shows to go dark, including “The Tonight Show,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and “Saturday Night Live.”

Persons: ”, “, Stephen Colbert ” Organizations: Labor, Hollywood, Writers Guild of America

☆ Autoworkers strike: What to watch for as the clock ticks down
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Here’s what to watch as the clock ticks down:Which plants would go on strike? One advantage of a targeted strike for the union is the potential to save resources and extend a possible walkout. Striking union members are eligible for $500 a week from the union’s strike fund. Ford has not had a national strike since 1976 and has not had a strike of any kind at its US plants since 1978. Sometimes after talks break down, the parties can return to the table and reach a deal without a strike.

Persons: Jeff Schuster, ”, Schuster, Shawn Fain, Fain, We’re, –, ’, Ford, Wheaton, Will Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, GlobalData, UAW, GM, Stellantis, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, Cornell University’s Industrial, Labor Relations, Warehouse, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, UPS, Teamsters Locations: New York, America, Kokomo , Indiana, Toledo , Ohio, Livonia , Michigan, Stellantis, Buffalo, West

☆ Bill Maher is returning to air despite the writers’ strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Bill Maher said his show is returning to air — despite the WGA writer’s strike raging on. “Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing,” Maher said on Instagram Wednesday. “It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work.”Maher’s show is an HBO original. Maher said he is not willing “to lose an entire year and see so many below-the-line people suffer so much.”“Real Time with Bill Maher” is not the only show coming back on air. Maher said the quality of his show won’t be as good without his writers but that he will “honor the spirit of the strike.” Maher said he won’t perform written pieces such as a monologue, desk piece, New Rules or editorial.

Persons: Bill Maher, ” Maher, ”, Maher, Writers Guild of America West, “, Bill Maher ”, Drew Barrymore, Sherri Shepherd, Jennifer Hudson Organizations: New, New York CNN, WGA, HBO, Warner Bros ., Labor, Writers Guild of America Locations: New York, “

☆ Marvel visual effects workers unanimously vote to unionize
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Marvel Studio’s VFX workers unanimously voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, marking the first time visual effects workers have unionized with IATSE, the union announced Wednesday. A still from Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, which kicked off phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel StudiosThe National Labor Relations Board oversaw the election, and the count was held Tuesday after the Marvel employees first filed for this election on August 7. Though this union only includes Marvel’s in-house VFX workers, its parent company Disney’s visual effects crews filed for their own election to unionize with the NLRB, and backed by IATSE, at the end of August. Now, the Marvel VFX workers will engage in collective bargaining negotiations with their employer to draft a contract.

Persons: Mark Patch, IATSE, “, Aladdin ”, ” Sarah Kazuko Chow Organizations: New, New York CNN, Marvel, International Alliance, IATSE, Marvel Studios, National Labor Relations Board, “, NLRB, Walt Disney Pictures, “ Pirates, ”, Disney’s, Writers Guild of America, SAG, CNN Locations: New York, Caribbean

The Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,000 television and film writers, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains for studios, have not held talks for three weeks. “This was the companies’ plan from the beginning — not to bargain, but to jam us,” guild leaders said shortly afterward. The studios have rejected that demand, but it is a position supported by many Writers Guild members, including numerous showrunners. “We’re just always trying to see if there are any ways anybody can help.”Behind the scenes, however, frustration among elite Writers Guild members has been mounting. Mr. Murphy set up a financial assistance fund for idled workers on his shows and committed $500,000 as a starting amount.

Persons: ”, Alexi Hawley, Scott Gimple, ” Steve Levitan, “, “ We’re, Ryan Murphy, Chris Keyser, Murphy Organizations: Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, Union, Writers Guild, Fox Studios, Guild Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Drew Barrymore’s Show Is Picketed as It Resumes Amid Writers’ Strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Drew Barrymore announced in May that she was stepping down as host of the MTV Movie & TV Awards to show solidarity with striking Hollywood writers, she received an outpouring of praise from fans and viewers who supported her stance. One man held a sign that said, “Drew the right thing.”The network said “The Drew Barrymore Show,” a sunny, interview-oriented program that debuted in 2020, was returning without written material that is “covered by the W.G.A. strike” — similar to the approach taken by some other talk shows during the dual strikes by writers and actors that have shut down much of Hollywood. “The View,” the daytime juggernaut, began airing episodes from its new season this month. On Monday afternoon, as “The Drew Barrymore Show” prepared to tape its first episode since April, a couple of dozen picketers from both the Writers Guild of America and the union that represents actors, SAG-AFTRA, marched outside CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street, as audience members lined up along the sidewalk for the day’s taping.

Persons: Drew Barrymore, “ Drew, ” Organizations: MTV, CBS, Writers Guild of America, Center, West Locations: Manhattan, Hollywood

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