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  • 7 weeks ago
In this video find out how the staff writers will be compensated and for how long during the WGA writers strike.
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00:00NBC Late Night host Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers are helping to cover their staff's pay during the Writers Guild of America strike.
00:08Staffers for Fallon's Tonight Show and Meyers Late Night learned in meetings on Wednesday morning
00:12that NBC will cover two weeks of pay for workers on the two shows.
00:17Fallon and Meyers will personally pay their teams in a third week.
00:21Health insurance for employees of both programs is guaranteed through September per a source close to the two shows.
00:27NBC did not respond to requests for comment.
00:31The Tonight Show and Late Night were among some of the first productions to shut down after the WGA began picketing on Tuesday.
00:37According to tweets from Tonight Show staffer Sarah Kobos, the three weeks of pay weren't initially guaranteed.
00:43At a meeting Jimmy wasn't even at, we are told NBC decided to stop paying us after this week
00:48and end our health insurance after this month if the strike is ongoing.
00:52Late Night hosts also dipped into their own pockets to cover staff paychecks during the last WGA strike in 2007 through 2008
01:00and eventually several of them went back on the air to ensure that crews and staff would continue to be paid and insured, albeit without writers.
01:08Jay Leno was also seen passing out donuts to writers picketing, much like he did in 07.
01:14For more updates on the WGA strike, head to THR.com.
01:18And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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