WGA strike
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President Biden Applauds WGA-AMPTP Deal as a ‘Testament to the Power of Collective Bargaining’
The president also showed support for autoworkers in their strike, saying employers need to remember employees “deserve a fair share of the value their labor helped create”
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SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood Celebrate WGA’s Contract Deal: ‘This Is a New Era’
Actors guild praises writers for their “incredible strength, resiliency and solidarity on the picket lines”
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WGA Reaches Deal With Studios After 146 Days on Strike
Labor stoppage will formally continue until further notice, but all Writers Guild picket lines will be suspended
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‘Therapy Can Be a Luxury’: The Strikes and Hollywood Workers’ Mental Health
Organizations and grassroots groups set up by union members are fighting to keep up with the high demand for mental health services
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WGA Members Stage ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Picket as They Await News on Deal
Dozens of guild members held a weekend picket line at Television City
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Hollywood Studios and WGA to Meet Again Sunday After Marathon Talks
The guild and the AMPTP made the joint statement at 8 pm on Saturday night after the companies offered their “best and final” offer
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WGA and Studio Talks to Continue on Saturday
Negotiations between the Writers Guild and AMPTP will resume after the Yom Kippur holiday
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WGA Members Say the ‘Mood Is Solidarity’ as Talks With Studios Continue (Video)
“Believe me, our solidarity is not shaken. We are still in this to win this,” says “Star Trek: Prodigy” writer Julie Benson
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WGA Talks Will Continue Friday After ‘Significant Progress’ on Thursday
WGA asks “as many of you as possible” to continue picketing in memo to members late Thursday night
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A Word of Caution to the Studios: Creatives Don’t Need You | PRO Insight
Kino CEO Daril Fannin sees a new era of independent production aided by technology
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SAG-AFTRA Assures Members on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ They Aren’t Breaking Strike Rules
ABC reality show operates under the Network Code contract that is separate from union’s current TV/Theatrical strike
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Seth MacFarlane Donates $5 Million to Entertainment Community Fund, Kick-Starting $10 Million Strike Initiative
The Fund is currently distributing $400,000-$500,000 weekly in emergency financial assistance for out-of-work industry laborers
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Writers Have ‘Tempered’ Hopes With Studios Back at the Bargaining Table: ‘We’re Not Going to Take a Bad Deal’ (Video)
“There’s one group that can end this, it’s the AMPTP,” writer Alfredo Septien (“Stargirl”) tells TheWrap
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WGA Talks With Studios to Continue Thursday After ‘Good Signs’ in Meeting With CEOs
“I think there’s even more urgency by the two sides to get a deal done than there was in August,” one insider tells TheWrap
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SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Says Video Game Talks Are Over ‘the Same Fight’ as Studio Strike
“It’s all about treating workers who bring their creativity and make these companies’ success possible with some basic respect,” the chief negotiator says