Opinion | The Hollywood Writers' Strike Isn't About Money. It's About Survival.
An old Klingon proverb tells us, Only a fool fights in a burning house.In light of that bit of wisdom from Star Trek, it might seem surprising that the Writers Guild of America West and East, the sister unions that represent the country's film and television writers, are engaged in a fraught labor negotiation with the studios and streaming companies that could lead, after their contract expires on May 1, to Hollywood's biggest strike in 15 years.