Hollywood writers end their strike

After 148 days, the scriptwriters ended their strike on Wednesday. Their union, the Writers Guild of America (WGA), accepted an offer from the film producers. From October 2nd to 9th, the 11,500 members will vote on the three-year contract.

Actors continue to strike

The contract improves pay and working conditions, which the union says will cost the studios $233 million. At the beginning of the negotiations they offered 86 million, reports the New York Times. There was also an agreement regarding artificial intelligence. Studios are not allowed to use artificial intelligence, but authors can use it to support them if permitted by the studio. Subsidies for screenwriters’ retirement and health care will be increased.

However, the end of the strike by the authors does not mean that the labor dispute is over. The 160,000 actors of the acting union SAG-AFTRA as well as around 100,000 employees who work behind the camera (such as directors, cameramen and lighting technicians) are still on strike. You joined the writers’ strike. The fronts between the producers and the actors’ union have hardened – there have been no talks since the strike began in July.

The first double strike by actors and screenwriters in the USA in more than 60 years almost brought Hollywood to a standstill.