Meggo358
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Post by Meggo358 on May 2, 2017 8:10:53 GMT -5
deadline.com/2017/05/wga-strike-averted-tentative-deal-film-tv-contract-amptp-1202081121/UPDATED with WGA statement, details of deal: After a day of twists and turns, Hollywood has dodged a bullet. A threatened writers strike was averted early this morning when the WGA and management’s AMPTP reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year film and TV contract after the old contract had expired at midnight PT. The deal now goes to the WGA West’s board and the WGA East’s council for approval, and then to the guilds’ members for ratification. In a statement from the WGA negotiating committee (read it in full below), the guild said writers made gains “in minimums across the board — as well as contribution increases to our Health Plan that should ensure its solvency for years to come. And we further expanded our protections in Options and Exclusivity.
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Post by Ripley on May 2, 2017 8:31:46 GMT -5
Thanks for posting @meggo258- this is good news.
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