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I am fully supportive of the strikes. The current business model just doesn't work in the streaming era and is unsustainable, so the writers and actors have some very legitimate concerns, which prior to the strike, had not been taken seriously by the studios. On the other hand, and this may be an unpopular opinion here, in order to resolve the strikes, I think there need to be concessions to reach a reasonable compromise. The studios appear to have made multiple attempts to both meet with WGA, in addition to submitting a proposal, to make progress, but a counter proposal has not been submitted, to my knowledge, and the union representing the strikers has done nothing but criticize the studio offers and attempts. I understand and appreciate that not all issues were satisfactorily addressed by the studio proposal, but as an outsider to this, that doesn't seem to me like a successful formula to get to a resolution here, which there needs to be for both the viability of the studios as well as the actors and writers. Not only has there not been a concession, but the WGA actually has added additional criteria to resolve the strikes related to additional insurance. Typically, during a negotiation, you do not add additional requirements, and you make efforts to submit counter proposals, and you don't relentlessly attack your partner in negotiations during the negotiations process after they submit a proposal. I am concerned about the approach the union is taking here to resolving the very legitimate issues that they have that led to the strike, especially given the studios have much more financial resources to weather the impact of a strike than the writers and actors who are often living paycheck to paycheck. I acknowledge that the studios have not always acted in good faith, especially before the strike, but in order to move forward, there need to be concessions on the part of the unions, in my opinion. What does everyone else think? Do others agree with me, or are you seeing this differently, and why?
Last edited by AKA23; 08-23-23 at 08:57 PM.