The former president, who hosts a Netflix docuseries about working in America, shared his support for the ongoing strike during a live-streamed interview with Ira Glass on LinkedIn.
“I’m very supportive of the writers and the strike and I’m hopeful that they get a fair share of the fruits of their labor,” he continued.
The Writers Guild has been on strike since May 2 after negotiations with studios and streamers reached an impasse. The union has alleged that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents studios and streamers, refused to agree to a guaranteed number of weeks of employment and minimum staff sizes for TV writers and essentially stonewalled proposals meant to regulate artificial intelligence in the writing process.
“What we’ve seen throughout American history is that unions and worker organizations have had to make demands on their employers, those that are controlling whatever industry they’re in, to make sure they’re treated fairly and entertainment is no exception,” Obama said.
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