Priyanka Chopra on agreement between WGA and studios, streamers

Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas applauded everyones efforts in bringing about a tentative but essential agreement between the Writers Guild Association WGA and the studios and streamers The SAG AFTRA strike which has been ongoing since July of this year might come to an end as a result of this outcomeShe took to her Instagram handle and wrote Bravo This is the result of a committed unified stance Hope that this positive momentum can drive closure on the SAG AFRA discussions too After several long consecutive days of negotiations the WGA and the AMPTP have reached a tentative deal on a new contract in a major development that could precipitate the end of a historic 146day WritersStrikeView this post on InstagramA post shared by Priyanka priyankachopraNearly five months after Hollywood screenwriters went on strike a tentative deal has been struck to end the impasse between writers and studios that has impacted the television and movie industryThe Writers Guild of America WGA on Sunday signed a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers AMPTP a labour group representing studios and streaming services Deadline reportedThe writers strike began on May 2 this year after 11500 WGA members stopped working when their contract expired Among the issues they were protesting included increased pay the use of Artificial Intelligence in the creation of scripts and the size of diminished writing staffs linked to streaming show performanceThe WGA and AMPTPT have reached a tentative agreement the two groups said in a joint statement on Sunday eveningWe have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 MBA which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points subject to drafting final contract language the WGA told its members in a release which the USbased media outlet Deadline said came after five days of long negotiationsThe deal was agreed on after five days of negotiations after a meeting with union officials and four top media CEOs that began on September 20 and stretched into the weekendDetails of the WGAs tentative agreement have not been released but will be revealed by the guild ahead of membership ratification votesThe next steps in the process will see the WGA negotiating committee vote on whether to recommend the agreement and send it on to the WGAW Board and WGAE Council for approval in votes tentatively scheduled for Tuesday the guild said on Sunday as per DeadlineThe threeyear contract agreement must be approved by the guilds board and members before the strike officially endsThe WGA informed its members that it is still on strike but that all protests are currently suspendedMore than 11000 members of the Writers Guild of America began the strike in May claiming they arent paid fairly in the streaming eraThough we negotiated intent on making a fair deal the studios responses to our proposals have been wholly insufficient given the existential crisis writers are facing said a statement from the union leadershipMeanwhile The 160000member Screen Actors GuildAmerican Federation of Television and Radio Artists SAGAFTRA a labour union has been on a strike from July this year against film and television industries has congratulated the WGA on getting over the biggest hurdles with AMPTPSAGAFTRA congratulates the WGA on reaching a tentative agreement with the AMPTP after 146 days of incredible strength resiliency and solidarity on the picket lines While we look forward to reviewing the WGA and AMPTPs tentative agreement we remain committed to achieving the necessary terms for our members the statement cited by Variety saidSince the day the WGA strike began SAGAFTRA members have stood alongside the writers on the picket lines We remain on strike in our TVTheatrical contract and continue to urge the studio and streamer CEOs and the AMPTP to return to the table and make the fair deal that our members deserve and demand the SAGAFTRA addedAccording to USbased media outlet Variety this was the second time in the history of Hollywood that actors had joined writers on the picket linesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever