Amid the ongoing writers’ strike.
, the WGA negotiating committee claimed that the AMPTP wants to repeat the events of the 2007-2008 writers’ strike, during which the DGA reached a deal first. “The essence of the strategy is to make deals with some unions and tell the rest that’s all there is. It’s gaslighting, and it only works if unions are divided,” the WGA’s letter said.
This year, the WGA joined fellow entertainment unions SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and Teamsters 399 in signing aDGA’s talks with AMPTP, which formally began on May 10. Essentially, the writers are standing in solidarity with directors, but won’t abandon bargaining demands that are unique to their profession. “Our position is clear: to resolve the strike,” the WGA’s letter said, “the companies will have to negotiate with the WGA on our full agenda.
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