AMPTP Challenge to WGA: On Friday night, the AMPTP asked the WGA to talk about their new plan in a statement.
WGA asked AMPTP to tell its member companies to leave the partnership and work out their deal. The WGA said some companies might offer the writers what they want.
“The AMPTP members are negotiating together to find a solution,” the studio group said, dispelling any idea of disagreement.
The WGA strike has been going on for 130 days, and there have been no talks for three weeks. Both sides say the other side should start talking first.
After Union Day, Hollywood was busy for a week, so unions and management got together to talk. This was a turning point for many people hurt by the strike.
Showrunners and writer-producers use secret routes like WhatsApp to talk to each other. Even though there have been no reports of ultimatums or threats to break up WGA West and WGA East, members are getting more worried because the fall and winter holidays are coming. There will be little time for complicated talks in 2023.
Leaders and leaders in companies that are part of AMPTP are feeling more and more pressure. Due to production issues, the release dates for 2023 and 2024 will be changed. By the end of the week, there was a lot of talk in the business world about how a big Hollywood player might leave the AMPTP and make a separate deal with the WGA while the work stoppage continues.
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The WGA said that the offer made by the AMPTP on August 11 stayed the same. However, the AMPTP said that the group answered only a few critical questions, especially about how many people a TV show needs to have on staff.
The studio alliance said, “The WGA has made progress for its members during negotiations and can move forward by responding to the AMPTP’s recent offers.”
The AMPTP set up a plan for the talks. On August 22, business leaders met with top executives from Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, and NBC Universal. The group called the meeting a “lecture” for two hours and urged everyone to take the offer on the table.
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Our Reader’s Queries
What was the agreement between WGA and AMPTP?
As per the notice circulated to members by the WGA negotiating committee, the tentative approval of the new collective bargaining agreement between the WGA and AMPTP includes “significant advancements and safeguards for writers in all areas of the membership” and considers enhancements to salaries, streaming…
What are the demands for the writers strike 2023?
The WGA has called for higher minimum pay across all media, boosted residuals, fair compensation for TV series writing from start to finish, bigger contributions to pension and health plans, improved professional standards, and better protections for writers.
Who does the WGA negotiate with?
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members have approved a new agreement with the AMPTP.
What did the WGA agree on?
The agreement sets up guidelines for using artificial intelligence, giving writers the ability to use AI without sacrificing their recognition or payment. However, the writers didn’t achieve one of their main requests regarding AI – a rule preventing studios from using screenwriters’ work to train AI systems.