WGA, AMPTP Meet But No New Negotiations Set Yet
variety.comWGA chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman and WGA West general counsel Tony Segall ran about an hour on Friday afternoon at the Sherman Oaks headquarters of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Sources said the WGA duo made clear that the guild will not bend on proposals to establish minimum staffing levels in episodic TV and a guaranteed minimum number of weeks of employment.
The AMPTP has called those proposals non-starters, and gave no indication on Friday that they’re prepared to change that position.
The SAG-AFTRA strike, which began on July 14, has added another complicating factor in negotiations with the writers. Sources said Stutzman and Segall indicated that even if the WGA gets a deal, writers will still want to honor all picket lines.
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