Reaction is coming in after the Directors Guild and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached a tentative deal on a new three-year contract late Saturday night.
Striking writers express some disappointment in their sister union while showing resolve in their own fight for a fair deal with the studios. “I wasn’t around in ’08, but this feels like that from what I’ve heard,” a writer working on streaming series told Deadline Sunday. “The WGA takes a stand, the DGA reaps the rewards.” A veteran showrunner assessed the impact of the DGA pact while also looking ahead to the SAG-AFTRA strike authorization vote which concludes Monday. “The two guilds have a lot of different issues this year, that’s a fact, but no one can say this deal doesn’t change things, the momentum,” a veteran showrunner told Deadline today. “The outcome of that SAG-AFTRA vote is the next big hurdle.
If they vote against a strike … well, I don’t know, it’ll be hard.” “We went on strike because the studios were devaluing us,” a WGA member exclaimed today. “From what I read this morning, the DGA agreement only touches on residuals for us.
Otherwise, I think it’s impact won’t be much.” Another Writers Guild member told Deadline on Sunday: “I mean, I just want to get back to work.
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