LogInIt appears that writers of the WGA will soon get back to crafting scripts.
Major film and television studios and writers finally came to a tentative agreement on Sunday after a 146-day strike, the Writers Guild of America revealed.
"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," the WGA said in an email to its members. "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."
The terms of the agreement are unknown at the moment. Now, the deal should be approved by members of WGA, which represents more than 11,000 writers. The 146-day strike didn't beat the record of the longest strike in WGA history – in 1988 a strike lasted 154 days.
"We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership," the WGA added.
The Guild noted that the tentative deal does not mean that they will get back to writing new scripts immediately.
"To be clear, no one is to return to work until specifically authorized to by the Guild. We are still on strike until then," the WGA wrote. "But we are, as of today, suspending WGA picketing."
What's next for the WGA? The Guild can authorize its members to return to work before the agreement is officially ratified by the union’s members. That can happen on Tuesday so written could get back to work in a matter of days.
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