The Writers Guild of America and Hollywood studios have agreed to meet on Friday to resume negotiations for the first time since the writers went on strike in a landmark labor action that has crippled the entertainment industry for more than 100 days
In a message to members on Thursday, the WGA said Carol Lombardini, president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, asked the WGA Negotiating Committee to meet with its negotiators on Friday. “We expect the
to provide responses to WGA proposals,” the WGA wrote in a statement to its members. The said it would not comment on the upcoming meeting. “Our committee returns to the bargaining table ready to make a fair deal, knowing the unified WGA membership stands behind us and buoyed by the ongoing support of our union allies,” the guild said. The meeting approaches as Hollywood passes the 100-day milestone of a virtual standstill, decimating finances for not only the writers, but the many different types of workers involved in industry productions.
leaked parts of their confidential meeting to the press. “Our intention after the confidential meeting was to send a simple email to you all letting you know we would get back to you when there was more specific information about resuming negotiations,” the WGA statement said. did not comment to CNN about these leak allegations. While the two sides have been far apart for months, recent comments from studio executives suggest there may finally be a thawing in the frozen relations. “I think people are hopeful. Everyone wants to see a resolution to the strikes,” a studio executive told CNN last week. “And if the parties can sit down and forge a path to a deal, that benefits everyone. No one wants this strike to go on.
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