In a message to its membership earlier today, the WGA confirmed that talks with the AMPTP on a new contract will resume this Wednesday.
As the AMPTP continues to fend off reports that there is serious dissension among its members and the WGA having to take on a number of daytime talk shows efforts to resume filming amid the ongoing writers' strike, it was confirmed earlier today that both sides will meet on Wednesday to resume talks on a new contract."The WGA and AMPTP now have a confirmed schedule to bargain this week, starting on Wednesday.
"One executive said they had reviewed our proposals, and though they did not commit to a specific deal, said our proposals would not affect their company's bottom line and that they recognized they must give more than usual to settle this negotiation," wrote the WGA Negotiating Committeeto its membership last week, signaling that AMPTP members were beginning to express interest in striking deals on their own."Another said they needed a deal badly.
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