Chicago Writer says WGA Strike Isn't Just a Hollywood Problem
After negotiations with studios stalled, the Writers Guild of America officially went on strike this week. The writers strike may be seen as something only affecting Hollywood or New York, but members of the WGA write shows we all watc, and they’re not writing new ones until studios meet some of their demands for better pay and job security. Plus, WGA East has about 80 members based in Chicago. Zayd Ayers Dohrn is one of them. Dohrn is a playwright and Director of the MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage at Northwestern University, and he tells host Jacoby Cochran why the union’s fight is so critical right now.
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