Studios announced on Thursday that contract negotiations to resolve the writers’ strike in Hollywood will continue the following week.
The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture as well as Television Producers agreed to pick up their union negotiations next week, according to a statement from the organization that represents the industry’s studios, streaming services, and production companies.
The message indicated that leaders were still working on the issues, but no other information was given.
Every AMPTP member firm, according to the statement, “is committed & eager to reach a fair deal and to working with the WGA to end the strike.”
There are currently no discussions scheduled to end the actors’ strike.
Since April and a half, writers have been on strike over a variety of concerns, including wages, job security, and laws governing the use of artificial intelligence.
An earlier attempt to reopen the dialogue failed. Mid-August saw a number of talks between the two parties, one of which included the executives from Disney, Netflix, and Warner Bros. Discovery.
However, after exchanging contract proposals, “they were met with a lecture regarding how good their single only counteroffer was,” according to the writers, and the conversation ended.
The California legislature decided to permit striking workers to get unemployment benefits on Thursday.
The plan would help Southern California hotel employees as well as the striking actors & screenwriters if it were to be signed by Newsom.
However, it’s unclear whether Newsom will sign it. California’s unemployment compensation fund is bankrupt. More people becoming eligible for benefits, according to business organizations, will only make the situation worse.