The monthslong strike that put Hollywood to a halt will end Wednesday, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced on Tuesday.
The WGA announced the tentative deal Sunday night, following five consecutive days of meetings with leaders of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios. No details of the three-year pact have been released, with the guild telling its members such details would be provided once it is vetted fully and put into final contract language by the negotiating committee, then approved by leaders of the WGA West and East branches.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
Although no specifics were immediately provided, the union has been steadfast in its push for protections against the use of artificial intelligence that could undermine writers' jobs. The union has also called for mandatory staffing levels on productions and for boosts in salaries and residual pay -- including higher pay based on the success of individual streaming programs.News of the tentative deal was quickly hailed by local elected officials.
On Monday morning, President Joe Biden even weighed in, saying he applauds both sides for reaching a tentative deal ``that will allow writers to return to the important work of telling the stories of our nation, our world -- and of all of us.” The AMPTP previously reached an agreement with the Directors Guild of America, avoiding a strike by that union.
Earlier this month, the WGA seemingly tried to employ a similar tactic, issuing a statement suggesting some traditional Hollywood studios should break ranks with the AMPTP and reach a deal directly with the writers’ union. The WGA suggested it had spoken with some studio executives who believe a deal could be quickly struck.
“There is no requirement that the companies negotiate through the AMPTP. So, if the economic destabilization of their own companies isn't enough to cause a studio or two or three to either assert their own self-interest inside the AMPTP, or to break away from the broken AMPTP model, perhaps Wall Street will finally make them do it.”
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