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Writers Strike Officially Over [1]

['Brennan Klein']

Date: 2023-10-09 21:27:55+00:00

Summary The 2023 WGA Strike, lasting 148 days, has finally ended with a ratified deal.

Writers fought for fair pay, regulation of AI, better streaming residuals, and transparency in streaming numbers.

The tentative agreement reached between WGA and AMPTP has been voted in favor by 99% of WGA members. The new contract is effective from September 25, 2023 through May 1, 2026.

The 2023 WGA Strike has finally come to an end. The strike began on May 2 when negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) did not result in a new contract. The WGA went on strike for a total of 148 days, fighting for issues that included fair pay, regulation of AI, better streaming residuals, and more transparency in streaming viewership numbers. The two parties reached a tentative agreement on September 27.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, this tentative deal has been ratified by a vote, officially ending the 2023 writers strike. 99 percent of the WGA membership voted in favor of the new deal. The new contract, which tentatively went into effect on September 25, will last through May 1, 2026, at which point it will be renegotiated.

What The End Of The WGA Strike Means

Once the WGA strike began, writers ceased work on struck projects, which impacted many projects that were either in production or pre-production. Production was paused or delayed on many upcoming movie and television titles, including Marvel's Blade, Disney's Tron: Ares, Andor season 2, and Bob's Burgers season 15. Other shows had writers rooms shut down before they could go into production, including Big Mouth season 8, Abbott Elementary season 3, and Grey's Anatomy season 20.

The end of the strike means that some productions that were impacted by the strike will be reopening their writers rooms. Other productions like late-night talk shows are already back on the air due to writers rooms reopening after the announcement of the tentative deal. However, a majority of productions remain struck due to the fact that the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) is still on strike, having joined the WGA on the picket lines back in July.

Related: What Happened The Last Time SAG & WGA Went On Strike Together 63 Years Ago

Despite the end of the 2023 WGA Strike, WGA East president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen announced that "WGA members will be on the picket lines, walking side-by-side with SAG-AFTRA." SAG-AFTRA is currently on strike for many of the same core issues as the WGA, including fair pay, streaming transparency, and AI regulation, and their needs have yet to be met. However, once a deal is struck for the actors as well, productions can resume barring any other possible industry strikes that may be impending.

Source: THR

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[1] Url: https://screenrant.com/writers-guild-strike-over-wga-deal-ratified/

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