Just after a midnight deadline, the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced a tentative deal on a three-year contract, averting a potentially damaging strike set to begin Tuesday morning. Negotiations had been ongoing since March 13, and last week 96 percent of WGA members authorized a strike, threatening an immediate halt to late-night TV shows and soap operas and more gradual stops to films and scripted TV shows. In the new contract, subject to WGA member ratification, the writers got increased pay for the shorter seasons that are more common on streaming platforms, higher health contributions, and protected parental leave, among other concessions by Hollywood producers. Source: Variety, The Associated Press |
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