EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild of America hasn’t said anything publicly about the savage attack on Israel by terrorists on October 7, and a number of irate showrunners and others will be discussing that silence Friday. Almost a week after dozens of high-profile WGA members put out an open letter reprimanding guild leadership for “when terrorists …
Hollywood writers overwhelmingly voted to approve a hard-fought new deal with studios, their union said Monday, officially ending one of the industry's longest ever strikes.
"99 percent of WGA members have voted in favor of ratifying" the contract, allowing them to return to work on improved terms, said the Writers Guild of America on social media.Most writers returned to work nearly two weeks ago, in anticipation of the deal being ratified.
The Writers Guild of America leadership has voted to authorize its roughly 11,500 members to return to work, as of 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday. That will mark the culmination of the second-longest WGA strike in history, after the 148-day work stoppage that stemmed from calls for improved wages and working conditions, as well as protections against artificial intelligence and increased .
Negotiators representing the Writers Guild of America and major studios reached a tentative agreement for a new labor contract, ending a writers' strike that began in early May.