The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced that a new contract was ratified, officially closing their strike against major studios.
The WGA had announced a tentative agreement two weeks ago, saying it was reviewing final details and language within the contract before putting it to a vote.
“99% of WGA members have voted in favor of ratifying the 2023 MBA,” the WGA said. “We would not have been able to achieve this industry-changing contract without WGA Chief Negotiator Ellen Stutzman, Negotiating Committee Co-Chairs Chris Keyser and David A. Goodman, and the entire WGA Negotiating Committee.”
To our #SagAftraMembers:
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP held negotiations and have concluded for the day. Bargaining will continue on Wednesday, Oct. 11, with the parties working independently on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/7PFe3FmHTZ
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) October 10, 2023
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), represents multiple studios in negotiations, such as Netflix, Disney, Apple, Amazon, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony. The AMPTP also continues to meet with Hollywood actors represented by the Screen Actors Guild- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
As of this writing, a new contract has not been agreed upon between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP and the actors continue to strike despite the writers working out a contract.
The WGA strike lasted more than 100 days with the actors guild going on day 89, striking since July 15.
