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It looks likely to be a long grind for Hollywood writers who have gone on strike to preserve pay and hang on to job security.

It looks likely to be a long grind for Hollywood writers who have gone on strike to preserve pay and hang on to job security.

Writers Guild of America Strike: The first Hollywood strike in 15 years commenced Tuesday as the 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America stopped working when their contract expired. The union is seeking higher minimum pay, more writers per show and less exclusivity on single projects, among other demands - all conditions it says have been diminished in the content boom of the streaming era

It looks likely to be a long grind for Hollywood writers who have gone on strike to preserve pay and hang on to job security.

The first Hollywood strike in 15 years commenced Tuesday as the 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America stopped working when their contract expired.

The union is seeking higher minimum pay, more writers per show and less exclusivity on single projects, among other demands — all conditions it says have been diminished in the content boom of the streaming era.

It looks likely to be a long grind for Hollywood writers who have gone on strike to preserve pay and hang on to job security.

It looks likely to be a long grind for Hollywood writers who have gone on strike to preserve pay and hang on to job security.

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