After 101 days without talks, beyond a seemingly fruitless exploratory meeting last Friday, the Writers Guild of America and the AMPTP have set a date to return to formal negotiations – Friday, August 11th.
This marks the first step towards a potential resolution that would end the writer’s strike. The WGA revealed the news in an email to members on August 10th.
In said e-mail, they say: “We expect the AMPTP to provide responses to WGA proposals. Our committee returns to the bargaining table ready to make a fair deal.”
The disappointing results of last Friday’s meeting, in which the AMPTP reportedly refused to budge on things like the minimum size of writer’s rooms and success-based residuals, served as a rallying cry for writers – as did this week’s reaching of the 100-day milestone.
The writer’s strike has led to essentially a shutdown of unionized, scripted production in the U.S. and, in some cases, overseas as many major film productions were impacted.
When the actor’s union SAG-AFTRA joined the picket lines in mid-July, production on almost all major films and television series also came to a screeching halt.
Source: THR
