The Writers Guild of America’s strike ends at midnight
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After a nearly five-month-long strike, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is telling its members to lower their picket signs. In a post, the WGA said its Negotiating Committee, WGAW Board, and WGAE Council all voted unanimously to recommend the deal reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
The terms of the deal have been posted so that we can see them for the first time, and two segments that jump out are the regulations around the use of generative AI tools as well as data about streaming and how bonuses are calculated.
The WGA reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP. Today, our Negotiating Committee, WGAW Board, and WGAE Council all voted unanimously to recommend the agreement. The strike ends at…
