The Screenwriters Guild (WGA) and Hollywood studios have agreed on a tentative deal. It will end 146 days of strike for screenwriters, the WGA reports. But it must first be approved by the board and members of the WGA before the strike is officially over. Writers Guild of America (WGA), which has 11,500 members. At the previous strike in 2008, approved by 90 percent of the members of the WGA agreement. Long negotiations After five days of negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents Disney and Netflix, among others, the parties have agreed on a three-year contract. Striking actors and screenwriters together in a strike march in Los Angeles earlier in September. Photo: Reuters The details are unknown, but according to a letter sent to members, the WGA is very satisfied with the result, reports AFP. – We can say with great pride that this agreement is exceptional – with good benefits and protection for authors, the letter states. The demands when they went on strike were higher wages and changes in the industry because the streaming services are gaining a greater foothold. Not over for the actors Around 65,000 organized actors joined the strike in July. The core of the dispute in the negotiations with the film studios was wages and rights. The actors also demand guarantees that their livelihoods will not be replaced by artificial intelligence. For them, no agreement was made on Monday.
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