There have been multiple writers strikes over the years related to multiple subjects and I do not believe that this most recent one is the last one but I do believe that this most recent writers strike has come to an end.
The Writers Guild of America also known by the name WGA said that they have reached a tentative agreement “with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end their months-long strike,” according to Allsides. But the definition of tentative that I found from Oxford Languages says “done without confidence; hesitant.”
In my opinion, this situation could continue to get worse even after this agreement has recently happened or this situation could arise again shortly and or in the far future. In my own opinion on this strike, I believe that it is upsetting that they have been striking for 146 days and they only reached a tentative agreement.
I do understand that tentativeness is better than nothing. But is it?
“Hollywood scribes initiated a work stoppage in early May as negotiations broke down with studios including Disney, Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros. Discover+” This sentence that I mention originates from CNBC and leads me to believe that there’s only one selfish reason they accepted this deal and that’s because of money and nothing more. The WGA did not officially disclose the provisions that officially made it into the preliminary contract but did tell the union members, “This deal is exceptional — with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership,” according to CNBC.
The late-night shows are already charting their return to TV. The end of this strike does not officially mean that the Hollywood labor fight is over. In fact, it’s already getting started, according to Laura Bradley. The WGA deal does not mean that things will be going back to normal. We are still pretty far from ordinary with things like SAG-AFTRA on strike and IATSE still on strike. But in the meantime, we should think about what comes next after this deal that has been made.
The writers union has won more than what they believed was even possible to be won. They reached the monumental finish line on Sunday after multiple days of negotiations. Day four on Saturday mostly revolved around the lawyers of the guild and AMPTP hashing out the fine print of the language around the groundbreaking and complicated additions of the WGA’s minimum deal with basic deals and or agreements.
Later, they said, “We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership,” according to Variety magazine. This was later posted on social media by a member of the group named Eric Haywood.
