Negotiators for the striking Writers Guild of America and representatives of Hollywood studios are expected to meet to discuss a possible resumption of labor talks in hopes of resolving the work stoppage.
Negotiators for the striking Writers Guild of America and representatives of Hollywood studios are expected to meet to discuss a possible resumption of labor talks in hopes of resolving the three-month-old work stoppage that has ground most production to a halt.
On Thursday, the WGA negotiating committee sent an email to its members Thursday challenging studios to abandon an "anti-union playbook" and come prepared to offer a fair deal. The studios shot back, calling the union rhetoric "unfortunate," insisting its "only playbook is getting people back to work."
The negotiating committee warned the AMPTP not to repeat tactics of the 2007-08 writers strike, which the union contends was an effort to "spread dissent" through the media."We won't prejudge what's to come. But playbooks die hard," according to the WGA statement. "So far, the companies have wasted months on their same failed strategy.
"This strike has hurt thousands of people in this industry, and we take that very seriously," according to the AMPTP. "Our only playbook is getting people back to work." The union is also calling for industry standards on the number of writers assigned to each show, increases in foreign streaming residuals and regulations preventing the use of artificial intelligence technology to write or rewrite any literary material.
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