The Writers Guild of America, which represents 11,500 screenwriters, said Tuesday that three internal boards had voted unanimously to end the strike and send a tentative contract with entertainment companies to members for ratification. The members have until Oct 9 to cast their votes on the proposed contract.
Residual payments for overseas viewing of streaming would increase 76 per cent, according to the union. Netflix’s foreign residual, for instance, would total US$32,830 for a one-hour episode over three years, up from US$18,684. Studios had initially refused to negotiate at all on the guild’s demand for minimum staffing, calling it “a hiring quota that is incompatible with the creative nature of our industry”. The Writers Guild had been seeking a minimum of six writers.
In a concession by the union, studios will be able to use film and TV scripts that they already own to refine AI tools and experiment.During negotiations in April before the strike, studios refused to engage on the topic of AI, saying too much was unknown about the technology. They said the guild would have to wait until contract negotiations in 2026. Studio leaders have since called their early refusal to negotiate on the issue an error. It was one of the reasons the guild called a strike.
In addition to actors, more than 100,000 behind-the-scenes workers will continue to stand idle, many with mounting financial hardship. The impact extends beyond California and New York. There are production hubs in Georgia and New Mexico, for instance.
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