2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike

2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike

The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....

, fourteen weeks.

2000 Commercial actors strike, nearly six months.

1988 Writers Guild of America strike

1988 Writers Guild of America strike

The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike was a strike action taken by members of both the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West against major United States television and film studios represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers...

, over five months, 22 weeks.

1987 Directors strike, 3 hours and 5 minutes.

1985 Writers strike, two weeks.

1981 Writers Guild of America strike, three months.

1980 Actors strike, three months.

1960 Writers Guild of America strike

1960 Writers Guild of America strike

The 1960 Writers Guild of America strike was the second longest writers strike in history. It lasted , and just one week less than the 1988 writers strike. The strike against the producers lasted from January 16, 1960 until June 10, 1960 . The strike against the networks began on March 19...

, over five months, 21 weeks.

1960 Actors strike, led by SAG

Screen Actors Guild

The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...

 President Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....

, six weeks.

1952 Actors strike, two and a half months

1945 Set decorators Hollywood Black Friday

Hollywood Black Friday

Hollywood Black Friday is the name given, in the history of organized labor in the United States, to October 5, 1945. On that date, a six-month strike by the set decorators represented by the Conference of Studio Unions boiled over into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios in...

 strike, six months.

1942-44 Musicians' strike

1942-44 musicians' strike

On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians, at the instigation of union president James Petrillo, started a strike against the major American recording companies because of disagreements over royalty payments...

, thirteen months plus.

1941 Disney animators' strike

Disney animators' strike

The Disney animators' strike was a labor strike by the animators of Walt Disney Studios in 1941.-History:The 1930s led to a rise of labor unions in motion pictures as in other industries such as The Screen Actors Guild which was formed in 1933. Animators of Fleischer Studios went on strike in 1937...

, five weeks.

See also

• List of strikes
• Timeline of labor issues and events
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