WGA, Hollywood Studios Appear To Bend On Some Items, But Strike Continues

KCAL News, CBS Los Angeles

August 17, 2023

Labor negotiations resumed Tuesday between the striking Writers Guild of America and Hollywood studios, but despite some apparent concessions on both sides, the stalemate appeared to be far from over.

Neither side had publicly commented on the status of the talks as of late Tuesday afternoon. Negotiators for the WGA and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers -- which represents the studios -- met Friday for the first time since writers went on strike May 2, and the AMPTP provided the union with some counterproposals to its demands.

According to Deadline, the sides met again Tuesday afternoon, with a source telling the publication the session ended with "mixed results." The trade publication Variety reported that the WGA softened its stance on some items, such as reducing its demand on minimum writing staff size for TV productions, but the two sides remain far apart in other key areas.

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