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WGA Strike's Impact On the Local Economy

As production slows, gaffers, caterers and teamsters are also taking an economic hit. This has a ripple effect across industries that are seemingly unrelated to the movie biz. Larry and guests Howard Rodman, board member of the WGA, Jack Kyser, Chief Economist with the LAEDC, the Los Angeles Economic Development Corportation, and Steve McDonald, President of FILM LA discuss the strike's blow to the local economy.