New WGA Contract Explained: AI Is Not a Writer, Solo Scribe Shows Don’t Need Minimum Staff and More
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business Editor The WGA emerges from the long slog of a strike and difficult contract talks with a deal that is far richer and more comprehensive than most industry observers would have predicted last spring when the fitful negotiations began.
In short, the scribe tribe’s sacrifice of mounting a 148-day work stoppage — coupled with the extra pressure heaped on when SAG-AFTRA went out on strike July 14 — gave the WGA the leverage it needed to power through its agenda.
Here’s a rundown of the key issues that have been settled in the tentative agreement that the Writers Guild of America reached Sept.
24 with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. MINIMUM TV WRITERS ROOM STAFFING The WGA asked for a minimum of six writers for a series that has been greenlighted for at least six episodes per season.
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