WGA Strike: Negotiations restart with AMPTP; here’s what we know so far
Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike in Hollywood that began in May 2023 could reach some kind of conclusion if the negotiations with studios reach some point beneficial to all. The strike has completed 100 days and continues to affect the production of movies and shows in Hollywood.
It is the fourth-longest strike in WGA history. The latest update is that the WGA had a meeting with the major studios in Hollywood on Friday, August 11, in the first negotiations since the strike began.
The WGA sent an email to its members informing them that the body would respond to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in the third week of August. As per Variety, the WGA told members in an email: «We will evaluate their (AMPTP) offer and, after deliberation, go back to them with the WGA’s response next week.
Sometimes more progress can be made in negotiations when they are conducted without a blow-by-blow description of the moves on each side and a subsequent public dissection of the meaning of the moves. That will be our approach, at least for the time being, until there is something of significance to report, or unless management uses the media or industry surrogates to try to influence the narrative.» The WGA leaders met with Carol Lombardini, President, AMPTP, to restart the talks.
Lombardini was of the opinion that “People just want to get back to work.” The WGA said to members, “We agree, with the caveat that those conditions that have made writers’ jobs increasingly untenable must first be addressed.” There is buzz that the AMPTP is in the mood to bend and cater to the demands of the WGA for a minimum staff size for TV writers’ rooms, or a viewership-based streaming residual. The WGA on the other hand is
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