After three months, Hollywood studios are finally ready to discuss contract negotiations with the Writers Guild of America.
), reached out to Ellen Stutzman, the WGA’s chief negotiator, to set a meeting for later this week.
“The AMPTP, through Carol Lombardini, reached out to the WGA today and requested a meeting this Friday to discuss negotiations,” the union wrote in a message to its members last night. “We’ll be back in communication with you sometime after the meeting with further information. As we’ve said before, be wary of rumors. Whenever there is important news to share, you will hear it directly from us.”
This marks the first communication between the two sides since May 1 when the WGA voted to go on strike. Prior to the strike, talks between the WGA and AMPTP stalled after they failed to reach an agreement about a number of issues, including viewership-based residuals, minimum staffing levels, and
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