Mullaney

(social media images from the WGA site, please use)

The strike continues, week two. I still see people online saying "TV writers are all millionaires. They're paid too much. Go dig ditches or be a nurse... that's real work."

I agree nurses and ditch-diggers should be paid more and I hope their unions are considering a walk out, too.

But most TV writers aren't millionaires, especially not younger ones just starting out. They have second jobs and some are on welfare between gigs. Writing for TV is unstable and months or YEARS can go by between jobs. (Writers not protected by the WGA — like Animation Writers— are even worse off) At the same time Studio CEOs are now BILLIONAIRES.

The conditions, especially at streaming platforms, are getting worse and LIKE ALL JOBS IN AMERICA, corporations are trying to squeeze as much PROFIT as they can while paying the people who actually DO THE WORK and MAKE THE [PRODUCT] as little as possible.

If you like storytelling... if you like media... support the writers.

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