Hollywood writers strike: WGA urges studios to ignore 'Broken AMPTP Model’ to end protest; read full statement
Writers Guild of America (WGA) have been on strike in Hollywood since May 2, 2023, 12:01 a.m. PDT. In the four months that have passed, several rounds of the WGA representatives’ talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have failed. Now, the WGA has urged the AMPTP to go soft on its stance, if it wants the strike to end.
The WGA urged members on September 8 to “stay strong”, while suggesting that studios that want a “fair deal” with their writers will have to agree to the deal or break away from the “broken AMPTP model”.
The WGA revealed that some legacy studio executives are keen to agree with the Guild’s stance on certain issues.
However, the AMPTP is a system that “favors inflexibility over compromise,” said the WGA. It told members that the studios “will continue attempting to get writers to settle for less than what we need and deserve, and encourage us to negotiate with ourselves”.
“But we are not going to do that,” the WGA asserted. “Instead, the companies inside the AMPTP who want a fair deal with writers must take control of the AMPTP process itself, or decide to make a deal separately. At that point, a resolution to the strike will be in reach,” it added in the statement.
The WGA also asked members to be careful of studio executives who may try to create dissent among the union writers.
“We understand how painful this time is for everyone,” the WGA said to its members. “We are all tired and hurting and scared. There is nothing wrong with saying so.”
Here’s the full text of the WGA statement, courtesy of Variety:
“We know that people are anxious for information about the status of the negotiation—and how difficult it can be to stay strong during periods of silence — which is
