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Globe Interviews Writers Guild Picketers: Strike Impasse Approaches 100 Day Mark

August 9, 2023 2:30 amAugust 9, 2023 1:47 pm

Late last week, the 2023 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike surpassed the length of the 2007-2008 strike, which lasted 93 days. While not the longest of all time, with the 1988 writers strike making it to 154 days, the...

More Movie, TV Productions Find Ways To Continue Around Hollywood Strikes

August 8, 2023 2:27 amAugust 8, 2023 2:28 am

The number of active movie and TV productions in the Los Angeles area continued to climb this week, with more producers and studios finding ways around the concurrent writers and actors strikes. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA)...

Writers Guild, Hollywood Producers Agree To Meet In LA Friday

August 2, 2023 11:41 amAugust 2, 2023 11:41 am

After three months of no talks, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents studios and streaming services, agreed on Wednesday to meet on Friday, reigniting hopes that the writers...

SAG-AFTRA and Producers Agree to Two-Week Contract Extension for Continued Negotiations

July 3, 2023 5:48 pmJuly 3, 2023 5:48 pm

A possible Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike was temporarily avoided during the weekend, with their current contract, and negotiations, being extended to July 12th. According to SAG-AFTRA, the actors union wants better income,...

SAG-AFTRA Actors Union Authorizes Strike Ahead Of Contract Negotiations

June 7, 2023 2:30 amJune 7, 2023 2:31 am

The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the main union of movie and TV actors in Los Angeles and across the U.S., announced on Tuesday that they have voted to authorize a strike, potentially...

Writers Guild Of America Strike Begins

May 2, 2023 12:56 pmMay 2, 2023 12:57 pm

The Writers Guild of America (WGA), the union representing writers in film, television, radio, news, and online media, began a strike on Tuesday after failing to reach an agreement with major studio and television producers, affecting 11,500 union members mainly...

Theatrical Union, Hollywood Producers Come To Tentative Agreement Hours Before Strike

October 19, 2021 2:22 amOctober 18, 2021 9:23 pm

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union and the Alliance of Motion Picture Television Producers (AMPTP) reached a tentative agreement over the weekend, avoiding a strike only hours before it was to begin. An IATSE strike had been...