The making of the Hollywood working class; how the writers' strike drove the Jaguar owners to the barricades.

From: The Washington Monthly | Date: November 1, 1988| Author: | Copyright information

How the writers' strike drove the Jaguar owners to the barricades

Whew! For a while there it looked like America would have to endure an entire fall television season without new episodes of "Sonny Spoon." Now after a five-month strike the writers are back at work, the new season has begun, and the couch potatoes can rejoice.

In Hollywood, though, there is relief but no joy. The writers (and the producers for whom they work) resolved the narrow question of royalty payments, which was at the core of the strike. But the future looks uncertain for the dozens of ...

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