The Hollywood actors’ and screenwriters’ strike claimed 17,000 jobs in the film industry last August, according to figures released this Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
This sector is, along with transport and logistics (-34,000 jobs in the same month) one of the few that lost workers in the past month, while the others show mostly positive figures.
The BLS does not hesitate to attribute the loss of jobs in the film and entertainment industry (which also includes the music industry) “to strike activities”, in reference to the unprecedented strike of actors and screenwriters that has practically paralyzed Hollywood.
The scriptwriters first went on strike on May 2, and on July 14 the actors joined them, and for the moment there are no prospects of a settlement with the big entertainment companies.
On August 11, the Alliance of Film and Television Producers (AMPTP) approached the WGA scriptwriters union with a new collective bargaining agreement proposal, but this was rejected by the union and on August 18 the alliance rejected the counteroffer from of the writers, keeping both parties at arm’s length.
The SAG-AFTRA (acting union) for its part has not entered into dialogue with the alliance since it broke off its negotiations in July, although its representatives have expressed on numerous occasions that they are ready to resume them.
Source: EFE
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