WGA reaches tentative deal to end strike after 146 days
It marks one of the WGA's longest ever strikes.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers after more than four months of striking.
Writers have been on strike since May 2023, following six weeks of failed negotiations with major studios, including Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Apple, Discover-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony. It marks one of the WGA's longest ever strikes.
The WGA, which is the joint union that represent writers across film, television, radio and online media has reached a tentative agreement, the guild announced to its members.
The strike has halted a number of television shows and films, including the final season of Stranger Things, the fourth Spider-Man instalment and the Freaky Friday sequel.
"We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 MBA, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language," the WGA said in a statement.
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Read on for everything you need to know about the WGA deal.
What is the WGA deal?
The specifics of the WGA deal have not been revealed, but the statement said the deal was "exceptional - with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership".
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What has the WGA said about the deal?
In a statement published on Sunday 24th September, the WGA said: "What we have won in this contract – most particularly, everything we have gained since May 2nd – is due to the willingness of this membership to exercise its power, to demonstrate its solidarity, to walk side-by-side, to endure the pain and uncertainty of the past 146 days.
"It is the leverage generated by your strike, in concert with the extraordinary support of our union siblings, that finally brought the companies back to the table to make a deal."
As the deal now needs to be approved by the guild's board and members for the strike to officially end, no one is to return to work yet.
"To be clear, no one is to return to work until specifically authorised to by the Guild. We are still on strike until then. But we are, as of today, suspending WGA picketing. Instead, if you are able, we encourage you to join the SAG-AFTRA picket lines this week," the statement read.
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