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Sesame Workshop Writers Ratify New 5-Year Contract


The writers of Sesame Workshop ratified their new contract with the non-profit organization on Friday

Sesame Workshop writers reached a tentative deal in April, but not before unanimously voting to authorize a strike against the nonprofit organization. “Congratulations to our Sesame Workshop writers, who won groundbreaking protections that will allow them to continue creating children’s media,” WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen said in a statement. Writing for children’s media and animation isn’t easier than other forms of screenwriting, and those workers deserve the same protections.”

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