Demonstrators pause production of ‘Good Burger 2’ in solidarity with striking writers

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WLNE) – A Writers Guild of America protest paused production of “Good Burger 2” filming in East Greenwich on Wednesday.

Demonstrators held signs outside the New England Institute of Technology as part of an international day of solidarity.

Alan Hague, a film set dresser for “Good Burger 2,” said the crew did not join the protest, but supported the message.

“Per our union rules, we’re not on strike, but we have the right to honor any picket line,” Hague told ABC 6 News.

The protest stemmed from an ongoing writers strike in Hollywood. The Associated Press reports the WGA is asking for higher pay, better residuals, and minimum staffing requirements for writers.

The Directors Guild of America, which represents on-screen talent including actors and broadcast journalists, has shown support for the WGA since actors began to picket in May.

“Without the writers, we wouldn’t even have ‘Good Burger’ to begin with,” Hague said. “Any movie or TV show that’s out there is dependent on the writers creating it.”

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One of the demonstrators, writer and WGA member L.E. Correia, said she wants better compensation for herself and her colleagues.

“We don’t want or intent to stop production, production is kind of on hold right now, largely speaking in the industry,” Correia told ABC 6. “We’re trying to stop the pipeline of production so that this whole thing gets resolved quicker.”

Correia said the pause will allow writers to settle on a contract and get back to work.

“All we want is for the studios to come back to the table and agree to pay us fairly — crews want that to,” Correia said.