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May 3, 2023

Strikers Demand Fair Pay at First Picket Line of Hollywood Writers' Strike
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In other news from New York, late-night shows went dark, airing reruns,
as the first picket line of the Writers Guild of America strike formed
Tuesday in front of the offices of Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming
service. Democracy Now! spoke to some of the striking writers.

Patrick Coker: "These corporations are making billions of dollars off of
our work, and we have members who can't even afford healthcare because
they are making less than $30,000 a year. So all we're asking for is a
fair amount so that we could all eat."

Melissa Salmons: "Everything that we ask for, the $426 million, could be
paid with David Zaslav's salary and Ari Emanuel's salary, and still
leave them with $63 million each."



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