Hollywood writers and studios have finally agreed to a new contract after a nearly 150-day strike brought the entertainment industry to a grinding halt.
Hollywood writers and studios have tentatively agreed to a new contract after a nearly 150-day strike that brought the entertainment industry to a grinding halt.
The details of the deal have not been released. A majority of the 11,500 Writers Guild of America members must now ratify the tentative contract."The following email was sent to WGA members a few minutes ago. WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP. This was made possible by the enduring solidarity of WGA members and extraordinary support of our union siblings who joined us on the picket lines for over 146 days.
However, the studios and their representative, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, claim that it had extended a"generous" offer to writers — something that the WGA vehemently disputed, claiming it is While this tentative agreement gives Hollywood a glimmer of hope of returning to work, actors still need to strike a deal for the industry to get back into full swing.
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