Biden Calls for 'Fair Deal' in Ongoing Hollywood Writers Strike
- President Biden expressed support for striking Hollywood writers and called for a fair deal during a White House event.
- The Writers Guild of America announced a strike after failing to agree on a new three-year contract with studios and production companies.
- The union is at odds with studios over writers' pay, the length of time for which writers are staffed on shows and movies, and the role of AI in screenwriting.
- White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre previously indicated that the executive branch wouldn't comment on the ongoing labor dispute.
- Biden spoke highly of the US entertainment industry and called for the writers to be given the dignity, respect, and value they deserve.