The last WGA strike, in 2007 and 2008, lasted 100 days. The action cost the California economy an estimated $2.1bn (£1.68bn).
The board of directors for the WGA, which includes both a West and an East branch, voted unanimously to call for a strike.
"The companies' behaviour has created a gig economy inside a union workforce, and their immovable stance in this negotiation has betrayed a commitment to further devaluing the profession of writing," the WGA said in a statement. "From their refusal to guarantee any level of weekly employment in episodic television, to the creation of a 'day rate' in comedy variety, to their stonewalling on free work for screenwriters and on AI for all writers, they have closed the door on their labour force and opened the door to writing as an entirely freelance profession.
In a statement, the AMPTP said it was prepared to improve its offer"but was unwilling to do so because of the magnitude of other proposals still on the table that the guild continues to insist upon".
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