what is the writers strike 2023

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike from May 2 to September 27, 2023, over a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The strike affected the production of TV shows and movies, and more than 9,000 writers authorized the strike with 98 percent of the vote. The writers' complaints included compensation and putting up guardrails about artificial intelligence. The negotiations were long expected to be fraught, and the WGA leaders argued that the survival of writing as a profession was at stake in this negotiation. Negotiators representing the WGA and major studios reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract, ending the writers' strike