Netflix's shareholders have voted against proposed 2023 pay packages for its leaders after an open letter requesting opposition from the WGA president. John Horn reports that since it went on strike more than a month ago, the Writers Guild of America has not had much to celebrate. But the recent Netflix shareholder vote gives the guild leverage in its fight to achieve higher earnings for writers.

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