according to Variety and other outlets. They called the new contract “exceptional” and said it would have “meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.”“What we have won in this contract – most particularly, everything we have gained since May 2nd – is due to the willingness of this membership to exercise its power, to demonstrate its solidarity, to walk side-by-side, to endure the pain and uncertainty of the past 146 days,” part of the email from the WGA Negotiating Committee states, Variety reported.“It is the leverage generated by your strike, in concert with the extraordinary support of our union siblings, that finally brought the companies back to the table to make a deal.”The likely deal comes as both sides took part in intensive bargaining over the weekend.There were signs last week that the strike, which brought Hollywood to a halt for 146 days, appeared to be nearing the end when the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers issued a joint statement that they were back in talks.The Alliance represents studios, streaming services and producers in the negotiations.Union leaders met Wednesday with top studio bosses including Disney CEO Robert Iger, Warner Bros.
MTV’s ‘Ridiculousness’ Writers Inch Closer To Unionizing With WGA As Team Behind Unscripted Show Aims For Improved Conditions – Update
12.09.2023 - 18:25 / deadline.com
UPDATE: The votes are in and the National Labor Relations Board has confirmed that eight staffers on MTV’s Ridiculousness have voted to join WGA West. There are five days to raise objections, otherwise the unionization will be certified and the team can start bargaining a contract.
AUGUST 31: The writers of MTV’s Ridiculousness are coming closer to being unionized.
The show’s writing team, which was behind over 230 episodes last year, has been going through the process to unionize over the last few months, hoping to join their scripted peers, who have been on strike since May, in the WGA.
The writers on the show, which regularly airs for over 100 hours a week on MTV, have now filed their ballots for an election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Deadline understands that a large majority of them have been cast to unionize.
The ballots will be counted by the NLRB on September 11 and once the outcome is revealed, the team will launch a campaign and kick off negotiations between the WGA and Superjacket, the production company run by the show’s host Rob Dyrdek, and sister company Purple Shark Productions.
The writers are seeking better conditions, including improved pay, residuals and a call for MTV to order more shows rather than just rely on the Rob Dyrdek-fronted title.
It marks the first major unscripted show to unionize in some time.
“‘Unscripted’ television is very much scripted and our writing staff is fed up with being abused and underpaid by Paramount, MTV and Rob Dyrdek. We produce the most profitable show currently on TV and yet we are paid 60% less than WGA writers that work for America’s Funniest Home Videos,” writer Ally Maynard told Deadline.
Ridiculousness has aired over 1,200 episodes
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