Writers & Studios To Hold More Talks Over Next Two Weeks; Strike Authorization Vote Still Expected – Update

Talks between the WGA and AMPTP will continue on Wednesday. As Deadline revealed on Friday, the two sides were scheduling more conversations during their previously planned two-week break. This comes as the guild scheduled its strike authorization vote earlier this week after saying said the studios “failed to offer meaningful responses on the core economic issues in any of the WGA’s primary work areas” and admitted that they have made “small moves” towards an agreement. PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE, March 31 PM: We might be getting somewhere after it emerged that the writers and studios could hold more talks over the next two weeks. Related Story WGA Calls For Strike Authorization Vote Next Week Deadline understands that there is a proposal in place for the two sides to potentially talk next Tuesday. This is a significant step in the negotiations between the WGA and AMPTP as there was a planned two-week break starting from the end of today, with the original idea to come back to the table for eight days beginning on April 17. However, sources have told Deadline that there seems to be a willingness to keep discussions going, in some form, after some common ground was found between the WGA and AMPTP. One source said that it seems that the two parties are closer than expected on a number of key issues, which suggests there is more momentum than either side predicted there would be. However, this comes amid expectations that the WGA is still […]

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