The WGA told the AMPTP this week it is open to extending its existing contract until June 30.
The Writers Guild of America and a group representing the major studios appear to have narrowed their differences over whether and when to begin potentially contentious negotiations for a new film and television contract.
WGA West Executive Director David Young said in a letter to the president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, or AMPTP, that the union is willing to extend its current contract, which expiresYoung recommended the sides exchange bargaining proposals by May 1 and begin negotiations by video and telephone conference the week of May 11.
“This will give both sides a week to analyze the opening proposals while still leaving almost eight weeks in which to conduct negotiations,” Young wrote in his letter.WGA spokesman Neal Sacharow said there is no agreement yet with AMPTP, which declined to comment. The union had previously pushed for the contract to be extended until September. Many were predicting writers would stage their first walkout since 2007, but WGA leaders recently told members they would not seek a strike vote during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a“You’ve expressed frustration that it has taken until now to provide you with a response to the AMPTP’s proposed contract extension and dates for commencing negotiations,” Young wrote.
Citing the crisis, Young said that by Friday the union would like to see the trustees of the WGA Health Fund extend eligibility through the end of the year to participants who will lose their coverage because they don’t meet the earnings threshold.Guild leaders also want to ensure that writers are getting their fair share of profits from streaming services, which have
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