- Hollywood screenwriters have ended one of two walkouts that have halted film.
- The finalizing of contract language and recommendations from the union’s council and board.
- In July, the Screen Actors Guild joined them due to the same issues.
Hollywood screenwriters have ended one of two walkouts that have halted film and television production by coming to a tentative new labor agreement with companies like Walt Disney Co. and Netflix Inc.
The accord between the studios’ collective bargaining unit, the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, and the Writers Guild of America, which represents over 11,500 Hollywood writers, was unveiled. The finalizing of contract language and recommendations from the union’s council and board, which might happen as soon as Tuesday, are still requirements for the interim three-year agreement. After that, members would vote. Throughout that procedure, the strike goes on.
Hollywood scriptwriters
For the first time since 2007, writers went on strike to demand more remuneration from streaming services, which have transformed how TV is produced and how talent is compensated. In July, the Screen Actors Guild joined them due to the same issues.
The agreement’s specifics won’t be made public for a few days, although persons with knowledge of the situation earlier said that writers received concessions on important issues, such as increased pay.
With more writers hired as a season’s episodes are added, the studios have agreed to staff their TV shows with a set number of writers. The two parties have also developed a system under which authors of popular streaming service shows will get bonuses.
The strikes affected not only writers and performers but also directors, crew workers, and businesses in the catering and real estate industries, as well as the production of hundreds of movies and TV shows.
As revenue decreased, talent agencies let go of employees and studios put agreements with key producers on hold to save money.
Awards ceremonies have been postponed, and star-free film festivals have been organized. The strike caused many movies that were supposed to premiere this year to be pushed into 2024, delaying the return of new programming for the fall TV season.
