The current contract expired December 31 but has remained in effect as the two parties continued to bargain.
Bargaining on a new contract began in October.
These numbers demonstrate the dire straits that Canadian screenwriters find themselves in, said WGC president Alex Levine.
The Writers Guild of Canada has voted to approve strike actionWriters Guild of Canada
The 22% drop in Canadian screenwriter earnings has been devastating to our members.
Out of work writers are switching careers.
Others are leaving the country.
Our domestic industry is dying.
Both guilds would eventually achieve significant gains in both areas.
The DGA alsorevised its contractin January to include similar provisions related to streaming bonuses.
Initially ratified in June, that contract also included AI protections.
