A Streamer Free Con Comes with Mixed Feelings

The year is coming to a close, and the strikes started in #hotlaborsummer have finally reached their end. So I wanted to look back at how the strikes (and the studios and streaming services that kicked them off) affected the convention scene this year.

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From the Outside Looking In: On Navigating Hollywood’s Double Strikes

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract. While it now needs to go to a ratification vote, the 148-day long WGA strike — the second longest in the union’s history — has come to an end.

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Hard NOC Life 321: Two Strikes, We’re Out

Keith and Britney try to make sense of the confusion surrounding what entertainment journalists and influencers can and can’t do after SAG-AFTRA joined the Writers’ Guild on strike. They also dig into why it’s important for writers and actors to be properly compensated for their labor and announce a hiatus for Hard NOC Life through the rest of July.

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