“As eyes around the world again turn towards the negotiation table, we send a clear message to the AMPTP: Our solidarity is not to be underestimated. The Hollywood guilds and unions stand united, and we stand strong.”
The article suggests that the strike may continue until September:
“…by which time studios, streamers and networks will have been able to activate force majeure clauses to terminate their least productive overall deals with writers.”
And here’s the rub:
“The calculation is that the cost-saving measure by the Hollywood companies, which have been undergoing belt-tightening and laying off thousands of staff – while continuing to compensate their senior executives handsomely – may make them more amenable to meeting the WGA’s compensation demands.”
Yes, whilst everyone else is suffering, the senior execs have suffered no belt-tightening of their own, but then what good is an Exec if you have no produce to take to the market?
https://www.screendaily.com/news/unions-in-dga-solidarity-pledge-as-cont...?
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"The Hollywood guilds and unions stand united." Great words to hear, Geoff Hall! I hope the AMPTP reaches a fair deal with the WGA, DGA, and SAG-AFTRA, but if not, all three will be on strike, and that's gonna be something to see because how can you make anything with no writers, directors, and actors?