A major support for those who started their strike in the studios, a week ago now. Joe Biden said he "hopes" that striking screenwriters in Hollywood will be quickly offered a "fair" deal Monday at the White House.
"I sincerely hope that the writers' strike in Hollywood will find a way out and that the writers will be offered the fair deal they deserve as soon as possible," he said ahead of a screening honoring the Asian community in the United States.
The 80-year-old democrat, candidate for a second term, had so far not spoken on this social conflict, he who never misses an opportunity to support union demands.
Wage increases demanded
Thousands of American television and film screenwriters began a strike movement on May 2 because of the failure of negotiations with the main studios and platforms including an increase in their remuneration. They are also calling for minimum guarantees for stable employment and a greater share of the profits generated by the rise of streaming.
Studios, for their part, say they have to cut costs due to economic pressures. An argument that struggles to convince even though some employers, making profits, increase the salaries of their leaders.
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This social movement has an immediate impact on some television shows, and in the longer term on series and movies scheduled for release this year. Out of caution, some production teams have ordered scripts in advance, notes the New York Times. Others have decided to focus on games and reality shows that don't require as many writers.
The last major social movement in Hollywood dates back to the writers' strike that paralyzed the American audiovisual sector for a hundred days in 2007-2008. The strike, which had cost the California economy $2.1 billion, eventually led to an agreement upgrading the writers' copyrights.
