The Writers Strike Is Over: WGA Votes to Lift Strike Order After 148 Days
27.09.2023 - 01:25
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Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike is officially over. On the 148th day of the work stoppage, the board of the WGA West and council of the WGA East voted unanimously on Tuesday to lift the strike order as of 12:01 a.m. PT on Wednesday.
following a tentative agreement on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). That means writers can go back to work as of Wednesday even before the final ratification vote. The ratification vote will be held from Oct.
2-Oct. 9. The WGA will hold member meetings on both coasts this week in person and on zoom to discuss the details of the contract.
Given the enthusiastic endorsement of the WGA negotiating committtee, it is expected to be easily ratified by strike-weary members. The vote to lift the strike order followed unanimous votes by the WGA’s negotiating committtee, the WGA West board and WGA East council to send the contract to members for ratification. The WGA West will hold a member meeting Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
PT the Hollywood Palladium. The WGA East will convene the same night at Manhattan Center at 6 p.m. ET.
Zoom meetings will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. PT and Friday at 11 a.m. PT.
The WGA also released the complete 94-page contract and a summary of the new terms. The deal includes gains in compensation, a new requirement for minimum staff levels in TV writers rooms, improvement payment terms for screenwriters and protections for the use of artificial intelligence in the writing process. Per the guild’s agreement: The unanimous decision to end the strike comes two days after the writers and Hollywood studios successfully concluded talks for a new three-year deal on Sept.
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