Eric Thurm on the Hollywood Writers’ Strike

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This week on CounterSpin: Going on strike is something that people with no personal experience are comfortable depicting as frivolous and selfish. As we record on May 25, the Writers Guild strike is on its 23rd day, and having the intended effect of shutting down production on sets around the country. Eric Thurm wrote a useful explainer on the WGA strike for GQ. Thurm is campaigns coordinator for the National Writers Union, and a steering committee member of the Freelance Solidarity Project. We hear from him about some behind-the-scenes aspects of the strike affecting what you may see on screen.