The Writers Guild of America and major studios represented by the AMPTP were nearing a deal on Saturday, according to people familiar with the matter.
As the contract between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expires, a strike has been called.Should the companies reach an agreement this weekend, companies won’t immediately restart productions.
Any agreement on a new three-year film and TV contract would have to be ratified by a vote of the WGA’s 11,500 members, who have strongly supported the walkout and have enjoyed unusual levels of solidarity from fellow unions amid the nation’s “hot labor summer.”
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