When it comes to the Hollywood strikes, it’s not just the entertainment industry that’s being hurt
Associated PressLOS ANGELES — The company had struggled for years, tossed around by pandemic-induced production shutdowns that began in March 2020. “When is the mayor going to step in and say, ‘I’m ordering you guys to figure something out because you’re about to collapse the economy in Los Angeles?’” It has been well over 100 days since members of the Writers Guild of America stopped working, and more than a month since the actors union joined them. “They come in sometimes,” he says of the picketers, “but it’s mostly to use the bathroom.” Corrie Sommers, vice president of the Toluca Lake Chamber of Commerce, says the timing of the strikes — on the heels of financial recovery from the pandemic — hits small businesses particularly hard. “I’ve personally had about five buyers in the last three months say, ‘I’m going to have to wait until next year because I don’t know what’s happening,’” she says. Luvh Rakhe, a member of the WGA negotiating committee who has written for hit shows like “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “New Girl,” is acutely aware of the financial costs.
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