Just weeks before the start of a high-stakes bargaining cycle with the major Hollywood studios, the Writers Guild of America’s own staff is threatening to go on strike. The Writers Guild Staff Union said late Thursday that 82% of its membership has voted to authorize the work stoppage, accusing guild management of bad faith bargaining. The union staff organized last spring and have been negotiating their first contract with management intermittently since September. The WGAW staff union is represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union. It encompasses residuals & dues processors, IT & data management workers, organizers, communications specialists, legal personnel, researchers, Writers Guild Theater employees, contract enforcement staff, and more.