The 148 day Writers Guild of America strike will end in a matter of hours.
After 148 days on strike, the Writers Guild of America will allow its 11,500 members to return to work this week. This weekend brought word from both the WGA and the AMPTP that a tentative deal had been reached. The WGA brings word today that guild leadership has voted and will allow writers to begin working once again, starting 12:01 am PT Wednesday. As of that time the strike will have lasted 148 days, making it the second longest in WGA history.
In a statement confirming the news, the WGA negotiating committee wrote:"This allows writers to return to work during the ratification process, but does not affect the membership's right to make a final determination on contract approval." On Sunday, September 24 the news of an agreement between the WGA and AMPTP, with the guild calling it an"exceptional" deal on their part.
The new WGA deal includes protection from writers with regard to the use of AI. According to the WGA, the deal establishes that"AI-generated material can't be used to undermine a writer's credit or separated rights," but also that"a writer can choose to use AI when performing writing services" however a company cannot require a writer to use any AI software.
That was just one of the sticking points that the WGA had in their negotiations, another being the residuals given from writing for successful streaming titles. According to the WGA they successfully negotiated a"new residual based on viewership" for an HBSVOD shows and movies which are watched by"20% or more of the service's domestic subscribers in the first 90 days of release.
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