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Writers Guild Reaches Surprise Labor Deal with TV, Movie Producers
The tentative pact adds health plan, pension and streaming pay increases, plus licensing rules for artificial intelligence, and still needs member ratification.
- On Saturday, the Writers Guild of America reached a tentative four-year contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, marking the first deal among Hollywood unions before the May 1 expiration.
- To address the health fund's $122 million loss between 2023 and 2024, negotiators agreed to a four-year term rather than the standard three-year cycle to bring labor stability.
- Protections against AI training on member scripts and higher streaming residuals are included, alongside increased minimum compensation for "page one" rewrites, the guild said.
- While the guild secured studio terms, 115 members of the Writers Guild Staff Union remain on strike against WGA West management, persisting for more than six weeks.
- Pending a member ratification vote, the provisional agreement moves to the national board, while the Directors Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA must still finalize their own separate contracts.
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Screenwriters union reaches four-year tentative agreement with Hollywood studios
The surprise agreement came within weeks of negotiation — a stark contrast to the contentious contract negotiation three years ago when Hollywood writers went on a historic strike that partially brought the industry to a standstill.
Hollywood studios reach a tentative agreement with writers union
After less than a month of negotiations, the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced their first steps toward a deal on Saturday.“Today the WGA Negotiating Committee unanimously approved a four-year tentative agreement with the AMPTP for the 2026 Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA),” the union posted on its website. “Crucially, it protects our health plan and puts it on a sustainable path, with in…
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The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reached a tentative four-year agreement that sets a new contract for screenwriters across the entertainment industry. The deal, finalized after roughly three weeks of negotiations, comes nearly one month before the current contract was scheduled to expire in May. Both […] The post The Writers Guild of America Reaches a Deal Over AI to Avoid a Strike on …
The Writers Guild and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative four-year agreement after about three weeks of negotiations that is said to include better health plans and greater protections against artificial intelligence.
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