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THE only thing worse than being in a meeting with three writers is being in a meeting with 300 writers, which unfortunately describes a meeting of the Writers Guild of America, West.

Every few years, the WGA—the putative trade union of screenwriters—suffers an institutional nervous breakdown as its members, made up entirely of writers and therefore unable to agree on anything, attempt to agree on the terms of a new contract with the studios. The current contract expires on May 1, and for the past few months Hollywood has been thick with strike talk.

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Rob Long

Rob Long is a writer and producer and a co-founder of Ricochet.

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THE only thing worse than being in a meeting with three writers is being in a meeting with 300 writers, which unfortunately describes a meeting of the Writers Guild of America, West.

Every few years, the WGA—the putative trade union of screenwriters—suffers an institutional nervous breakdown as its members, made up entirely of writers and therefore unable to agree on anything, attempt to agree on the terms of a new contract with the studios. The current contract expires on May 1, and for the past few months Hollywood has been thick with strike talk.