After nearly 5 months on strike in a dispute over pay, staffing levels and the emergence of artificial intelligence, Hollywood film and TV writers are readying to put pen to paper once again.
The Writers Guild of America has released a statement saying it has agreed to a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, an organization made up of the likes of Netflix, Warner Bros and Disney.
In a post on social media, the union said it had reached a “tentative agreement” with the AMPTP and its negotiating committee had now "voted unanimously to recommend" it.
The strike ends at 12.01 am Pacific time (8.01 am BST) on Wednesday, the WGA said.
As well as pay and conditions, writers won agreements over how AI is used, which had become one of the key issues of the strike.
See the deal at https://t.co/c0ULMXhPL7 ? #WGAStrong pic.twitter.com/XpRAl2F7LE
— Writers Guild of America West (@WGAWest) September 27, 2023
While writers are now able to resume work, Hollywood actors are still on strike against the studios in the AMPTP.
