Patric Verroneknows a thing or two about negotiations between the writers and studios.
He tells Deadline that the resolve of membership is even stronger than last time out.
The resolve of the membership then and now, however, is even stronger.
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Verrone saidWednesday nights WGA meetinghighlighted this.
Ive been in this membership for 37 years.
I was President during the last strike.
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TheFuturamawriter said that the AMPTP wouldnt address its main issues.
This time theres a lot of issues that we dont share.
AI has become one of the biggest issues on the table for the writers.
Verrone said its similar to how new media and streaming was in 2007.
If we dont get these issues resolved in their infancy, we lose control over them entirely.
Marjorie David, former WGA West VP and current Board of Directors member, was with Verrone outside Fox.
Nobody will have a job, she said.
The economy of the town really depends on us prevailing in the strike.
I think these companies need to be suspicious of something that can do their job as well.
How long does he think this strike will last?
As long as it takes, he said.
