"Not a dollar without us." The screenwriters have won concessions from the studios and are ending their strike
Hollywood screenwriters can go back to work. Their guild decides to approve a three-year contract, which, among other things, ensures higher rewards and provides protection against the use of artificial intelligence. The preliminary agreement with the studio and streaming services must be approved by the members after the union representatives. The actors continue their strike. The management of the Screenwriters Guild (WGA) unanimously approved the end of the strike. The union's more than eleven thousand members now have until Oct. 9 to vote on the negotiated contract, which the WGA estimates is worth $233 million a year. Film and television screenwriters went on strike in May after they were unable to agree on terms of further work with major studios such as Walt Disney, Warner Bros or Netflix. According to Reuters, the screenwriters appear to have managed to win concessions from the studios on all demands – the new contract calls for salary increases, health and pension contribu...