Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Motion Picture and Television Producers Association (AMPTP) After several days of negotiations, they were unable to reach an agreement.i.e. the authors Hollywood They will launch a strike this Tuesday that could paralyze the industry.
“While our Negotiating Board has started this process with the intention of reaching a fair settlement, The answers of the studies were completely inadequate. Given the existential crisis the writers are facing,” WGA tweeted after the announcement.
The union also said that the strikes will begin on Tuesday afternoon and called on its members to assemble.
The WGA is seeking a salary increase of approximately $600 million. and other benefits, such as “leftovers,” the compensation a team member receives each time their product is televised, which is reduced by “streaming” platforms, according to the union.
The last writer’s strike the industry experienced was in 2007. and it took more than a month, which meant a loss of $2,100 million and the layoffs of 37,000 professionals.
The decision was made after Six weeks of negotiations between WGA and AMPTPDisney, Apple, Amazon, Paramount, NBC, Warner Bros. Incorporating major studios like Discovery and Sony.
In a statement compiled by local media, the alliance assured that it was presenting its screenwriters guild. an offer with “generous raises” improvements in the “remains” as well as the authors’ fees and their willingness to improve the proposal.
However, due to the size of other WGA demands, such as minimum staffing levels for television writers’ rooms and a guaranteed minimum work week per program, They saw no option for a deal.
These concerns by the authors respond to the changes the industry has experienced in manufacturing since the 1990s. The advent of “streaming” platforms.
Although there has been an increase in television productions, the conditions are uncertain due to the developments. currently reducing the episodes of the series, few opportunities for new talent and free work on projects that have not yet been approved.
The union blamed the big Hollywood companies. “to further devalue the writing profession”, because of their “immutable” position during the negotiations.
“They closed the door to the workforce and they opened the door to writing as a completely independent profession. Such an agreement with this membership is unthinkable,” they said.
Among the most immediate consequences, almost instant breaks to daily TV shows, talk shows and other current projects.
Also, premieres TV shows and movies may experience significant delays, and gradually the overall production of audio-visual products in the country would come to a standstill.
Also, the expected strong economic impact on production centersLike the cities of Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta.