The Writers Guild of America will resume negotiations with the studios on Friday.
negotiators on Friday. We expect the AMPTP to provide responses to WGA proposals,” the union said. “Our committee returns to the bargaining table ready to make a fair deal, knowing the unified WGA membership stands behind us and buoyed by the ongoing support of our union allies.”
At that point, both sides remained at odds on the most important issues in the writers’ strike, which has been ongoing for 101 days. Those issues include a viewership-based streaming residual, a minimum staffing level for TV writers rooms, and a guaranteed minimum number of weeks of work for TV writers.
In an email on Aug. 3, the WGA negotiating committee warned that the AMPTP was spreading rumors of “backchannel talks” in an effort to create false hopes and soften up the union’s resolve.
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