WGA Tells Members to Get Ready to Picket If a Deal Isn't Reached
The Writers Guild of America told its members Sunday that they should be ready to picket if a new deal isn’t reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers by the May 1 deadline.
In an email sent to its members Sunday night, the guild’s negotiating committee also asked the writers to complete a survey on their preferred strike locations and times.
“While the WGA Negotiating Committee continues to bargain with the AMPTP with the goal of reaching a fair deal by tomorrow’s May 1st contract deadline, we need to be ready for a potential strike,” the email read. “The greatest amount of leverage we collectively bring to a strike action is the withdrawal of our labor. Picketing is a key tactic to demonstrate that we are all in this together, and that until a strike is resolved, it’s not business as usual.”
The committee added that if it a strike is authorized, information about picketing locations and times will be sent to members and posted on the WGA Campaign 2023 website.
Negotiations took place throughout the entire weekend between the AMPTP and the WGA as the clock ran down on the union’s current three-year contract, which is set to expire Monday at midnight. The two sides have been trading proposals and counter-proposals on residuals and data transparency from streamers, according to one source who has been informed of the status of talks. Further negotiations are set to take place Monday and are expected to last until the final minute, as the WGA often seeks to increase their leverage by negotiating up until the last moment on contracts.
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