by Emma Davey From coast to coast, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is on strike for the first time in 15 years.
After negotiations faltered with studio representatives, the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP), and the union’s contract expired at midnight on May 2, the strike commenced, sending 11,500 television and film writers to the picket lines, including one in Greenpoint.Â
Dozens gathered with signs on Thursday morning in front of the Seret Studios soundstage…
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