The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike will end at 12:01 a.m. PT on Wednesday.

  • tinkeringidiot@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Most/all unions keep a “war chest” to pay members during strikes, but the pay rates are usually far below members’ normal earnings.

    I was in a UFCW strike when I was young, and the union paid us all minimum wage. For most of us, this was less than half what we’d been earning.