Hollywood writers strike to end on Wednesday as WGA, AMPTP finalize labor contract
Publishing timestamp: 2023-09-27 06:43:01
Summary
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reached a tentative contract agreement, ending a 150-day labor strike. The deal includes a 5% minimum pay increase and additional bumps in 2024 and 2025. The agreement also includes protections against the use of artificial intelligence in writing and negotiating new residuals based on viewership for streaming. WGA members have until October 9 to vote on the contract. The agreement could serve as a template for negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
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