The leadership of the Writers Guild of America is asking its 11,500 members to authorize a strike should they fail to reach an agreement on a new contract with the major Hollywood studios.
In a message to members, the guild's negotiators cited a lack of progress in talks that began last month.
"After two weeks at the bargaining table, they (the studios) have failed to offer meaningful responses on the core economic issues in any of the WGA's primary work areas — screen, episodic television and comedy-variety," the union's negotiators said.
