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As the WGA begins its second week of bargaining for a new contract with the AMPTP today, the guild is prepared for a strike, if it comes to that, though that's by no means a foregone conclusion. The WGA's current film and TV contract expires May 1. The WGA West's most recent annual report shows…

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The Writers Guild of America is taking on the robots. The guild on Wednesday clarified its position on the use of artificial intelligence in the writing process as it's in the third day of contract negotiations with the AMPTP. Related Story As Day One Of Talks Ends, WGA & AMPTP Lay…

Hundreds of WGA East members who work for Hearst Magazines Media are planning to stage a walkout Thursday to demand a fair contract. The half-day action is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET and will last the remainder of the day. "WGA East members at Hearst have been bargaining a first contract for…

Leaders of SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood's Teamsters Local 399 showed their support for the WGA on Monday, posing with WGA leaders shortly before the 11 a.m. start of the Writers Guild's contract negotiations with producers at the AMPTP's headquarters in Sherman Oaks. Related Story As Day One O…

Much like the beginning of a Congressional hearing on a hot potato political topic, expectations for the first day of talks between the WGA and AMPTP were high, but largely began with formalities. The two sides came together in Sherman Oaks this morning around 11 a.m. as large swathes of the TV and…

With its contract talks with the AMPTP set to start this morning, the WGA is telling its members in a new video what to expect in the coming weeks amid an expected media blackout on the negotiations. "During these first two weeks, your Negotiating Committee and guild staff will be meeting with the…

EXCLUSIVE: First among Hollywood unions this year, the WGA is going face-to-face with the studios starting Monday in what’s expected to be contentious negotiations for a new overall contract. However, the atypical pole position for the hard-hitting scribes this labor round is a consequence of the Alliance…

Just hours before the WGA and the studios are scheduled to start stridulous talks on a new overall contact, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have decided to publicly play nice, firmly. "The AMPTP companies approach this negotiation and the ones to follow with the long-term…

EXCLUSIVE: There was “fire and brimstone” at tonight’s WGA membership meeting – the last to be held before the start of contract negotiations with the AMPTP on Monday. The meeting, held via Zoom, was led by the co-chairs of the guild's negotiating committee: former WGA West presidents Chris Keyser and…

Leaders of the Writers Guild of America won't discuss the specifics of the contract proposals they've exchanged with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. But in an interview with Deadline on Tuesday ahead of next week’s start of negotiations, they made it perfectly clear a deal can be…

Saying that "writers are not keeping up," the WGA said today that its upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract "must significantly address writer compensation." The talks are set to begin March 20, and the current contract expires May 1. Based on today's bulletin – the third this month…