Writers Strike Hits Four-Month Mark as Resolve on Both Sides Hardens, Complicating the Return to Negotiations
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The writers strike reached the four-month mark on Saturday, and as Hot Labor Summer moves to autumn, there is still no sign that it will be over any time soon.
The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have not talked in two weeks. Both maintain that the ball is in the other’s court.
Far from resolving the strike, the parties face a delicate challenge of finding their way back into the negotiating room. The WGA is open to talking, but has let the AMPTP make the first move.
The AMPTP could invite the writers back — as it did on Aug. 1 — but it has nothing new to offer. “Obviously we’re not backing down,” said one writer. “They’re going to have to come up with something.” On the studio side, there is continuing frustration that the writers have not made bigger concessions.
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