1981 Writers Guild of America strike

The 1981 Writers Guild of America strike was a 3-month strike action taken to establish compensation in the then-new markets of "pay TV" and home video by 8,500 Writers Guild of America members.

The union told the National Labor Relations Board that the producers were not bargaining in new faith, and the two sides were unable to come to an agreement, particularly regarding the profits from the rising industry of home video sales and TV broadcast programming.

[2] The strike officially began on April 11, 1981, when the Writers Guild of America voted to start picketing outside 20th Century Fox Studios.

[2] After thirteen weeks of striking, a settlement was reached between the Writers Guild and producers.

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