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Entertainment Industry Loses 17,000 In August As Hollywood Strikes Continue

September 4, 2023 5:21 pmSeptember 5, 2023 7:54 am

According to new figures released during the weekend, the entertainment industry in California lost 17,000 jobs last month because of both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and SAG-AFTRA strikes, with ‘below-the-line’ workers being found to have been bearing the...

State Treasurer Fiona Ma Sends Letter To Seven Studio Heads Urging Them To Resume Negotiations With SAG-AFTRA, WGA

September 1, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 1, 2023 2:31 am

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma sent a letter to seven CEOs of Hollywood studios on Thursday, urging them to resume talks with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio...

Costing LA More Than $3 Billion, Hollywood Writers Strike At A Standstill Again

August 26, 2023 2:30 amAugust 26, 2023 2:31 am

The Hollywood writers strike was once again brought to a standstill on Friday, with both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announcing that no talks are currently in the works...

WGA says Studios’ Latest Offer To Writers Was Designed to Get Them ‘To Cave’ On Demands

August 23, 2023 12:14 pmAugust 23, 2023 12:17 pm

The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents producers and studios, unveiled their latest offer to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Tuesday, less than an hour following their latest meeting in Los Angeles. The WGA...

WGA, SAG-AFTRA Hit New Milestones In Hollywood Strikes

August 15, 2023 2:30 amAugust 15, 2023 2:31 am

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television (SAG-AFTRA) strikes both reached new milestones on Monday, with the WGA currently going over the latest counterproposal from studios, and SAG-AFTRA announcing that all future indie movie...

Hollywood Writers, Motion Pictures Guild Resume Bargaining

August 11, 2023 2:36 amAugust 11, 2023 2:37 am

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announced on Thursday that bargaining over a new contract would begin on Friday, which will be the 101 day mark of the months long...

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...