How Hollywood Is Making Me a Union Man

A striking Writers Guild member in 1988. (George Rose via Getty Images)
I’m descended from a long line of union-busting industrialists. But the battle of the Writers Guild of America vs. Media Fat Cats is turning me into a Bolshevik.
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On May 1, the current contract between the Writers Guild of America and the Motion Picture Association expires, which means that, about a week after, people will start yelling at one another.
The existing deal between the writers—the group of people in Hollywood tasked with creating, developing, pitching, writing, and producing content for the big and li…
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