WGA to Protest at Apple Stores and HQ Amid Writers' Strike

The Writers’ Guild of America is planning leafletting protests at several Apple Stores, including the Apple Park Visitor Center, as the writers’ strike enters its second month without any sign of a deal. The writers’ union is bargaining for higher base wages, higher streaming residuals, provisions against the use of artificial intelligence for screenwriting, among other requests. Many Apple TV+ shows currently in production have been disrupted by WGA picketing, including high-profile hits like the second season of sci-fi drama Severance. The DGA agreed to a tentative contract renewal over the weekend, securing higher residuals and an anti-AI clause. The Screen Actors Guild is currently in negotiations with the studios over its contract for Hollywood actors, which expires on June 30.