Sesame Workshop writers unanimously authorize strike, will walk out Friday if no deal is reached

There soon might be a picket line on Sesame Street.

Writers at the Sesame Workshop have voted unanimously to authorize a strike against the non-profit organization, the Writers Guild of America said Tuesday.

The guild says that there was 100% participation in the strike authorization vote from the 35-member bargaining unit. The writers are prepared to walk the picket line if a tentative deal isn’t reached by Friday, which is when the current contract expires. The strike would include any and all work for Sesame Street.

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