After many months of strikes and conflict between writers and studios, the WGA has announced that the AMPTP has finally agreed to sit down with them on Friday to help end the strike. This announcement comes after Deadline revealed that both sides were willing to negotiate before the strike’s 100th-day mark.
On Tuesday night, the WGA sent a message to its members informing them that through AMPTP president Carol Lombardini, the AMPTP has agreed to meet with the WGA to renegotiate their terms. While this is a major step forward for many striking members, the WGA has warned them that this doesn’t mean the strikes will automatically end. A note from their negotiating committee said, “As we’ve said before, be wary of rumors. Whenever there is important news to share, you will hear it directly from us.”
Since May 2nd, the WGA has fought against the AMPTP over many issues plaguing the industry, including lack of residuals, low pay, and threatened irregulated AI usage. Many productions have been halted out of solidarity with the strike, and more would do so after SAG-AFTRA joined in on the protests, revealing similar problems on the actors’ side of production. Throughout these months, the strikes have been plagued by studio ignorance and harassment from TreeGate, where NBCUniversal heavily trimmed trees offering shade, to Disney CEO Bob Iger’s claims that the strikers’ demands are unrealistic.
Many hope this upcoming discussion will finally improve the industry and make it easier to live as a writer.
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