The WGA and the AMPTP will start talking again. Dual writers and actors strikes have shut down Hollywood.
after the work stoppage bled into February 2008. The WGA represents 11,500 screenwriters for film and television.Despite the apparent progress being made between the WGA and the AMPTP, the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists , which started striking July 14, has not indicated a time in which they would return to the negotiating table.
SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, media presenters, dancers, and more media professionals. SAG-AFTRA is currently granting some independent projects based within the U.S. the ability to begin production as part of anSAG-AFTRA's willingness to negotiate with the AMPTP could hinge on the result of negotiations with the WGA.
"SAG-AFTRA's negotiating team remains ready at a moment's notice to go back to the bargaining table to secure a righteous deal,"."Unfortunately, as we've seen from the recent news out of the WGA negotiations, it appears the AMPTP is still unwilling to make the concessions necessary to make a fair deal that would bring the strikes to a close."
Disclosure: Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal and CNBC. NBCUniversal is a member of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The AMPTP is currently negotiating with striking writers and actors in Hollywood.
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