Image: SAG/AFTRA Following the news Wednesday night that the SAG-AFTRA strike had come to an end after nearly 120 days, supporters have been waiting to hear more details about the tentative agreement. Today, union president Fran Drescher, national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and others held a press conference following the SAG-AFTRA National … Read more
Image: SAG-AFTRA Yesterday, October 21 marked the 100th day of the SAG-AFTRA strike. As a way of commemorating the occasion, the actors union affirmed that it would continue to stand firm and wanted to continue negotiations with the AMPTP after their last discussion two weeks ago fell apart. The winter season isn’t that far off, … Read more
Striking WGA (Writers Guild of America) members picket with striking SAG-AFTRA members outside Paramount Studios on September 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Hollywood writers and studios have finalized the language of a tentative contract that will lead to the end to a nearly 150-day labor strike. Union leaders “voted … Read more
The Big Picture The five-month stand-off between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has ended successfully. The deal still needs to be ratified, but picketing has been deferred as negotiations have been fruitful. The WGA leadership expects to vote on the final deal on Tuesday. This new … Read more
After 146 days on the picket line, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) have struck a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end the writers’ strike. The two groups reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year deal Sunday night. WGA West announced the news to Twitter, sharing, … Read more
Image: Mario Tama (Getty Images) After tenuous negotiations, the WGA appear to have finally reached a fair deal with the AMPTP after nearly 140 days on strike, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The strike began on May 2, 2023 after the WGA and the AMPTP failed to come to a consensus for terms on writers’ … Read more
The WGA and AMPTP have reached a deal! In the report from Variety, the outlet states that the parties have come to a tentative deal for a three-year contract, which will end the writers strike that has lasted for 146 days. Keep reading to find out more… The news comes after four days of heavy … Read more
Amid the continued Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, the union’s leaders are suggesting that the studio member firms of the Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers (AMPTP) break from the group and negotiate with them individually. “[D]uring particular person conversations with legacy studio executives within the weeks since SAG-AFTRA went on strike, we’ve … Read more
Since early Might, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been putting for higher pay and protections towards AI (amongst different circumstances). Over the months, help for the union has persevered throughout varied avenues, and grown as SAG-AFTRA has additionally joined in on the strike efforts. Although final weekend noticed botched negotiations between the WGA … Read more