The Writers Guild for America extended its bargaining period with studios on Saturday.
Some 11,500 writers in the union have been on strike for 144 days as of Saturday. It has been most recently negotiating with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers since Wednesday. AMPTP represents Amazon/MGM, Apple, NBCUniversal, Disney/ABC/Fox, Netflix, Paramount/CBS, Sony, and Warner Bros.
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“Thank you for the wonderful show of support on the picket lines today! It means so much to us as we continue to work toward a deal that writers deserve,” the union’s west division wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
WGA’s negotiation committee would also go on to send an email to its members, encouraging “as many of you as possible to come out to the picket lines” on Saturday.
This most recent development comes as the union’s east division elected a new president earlier this week, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, who ran unopposed. Her predecessor, Michael Winship, opted to not run for reelection. Cullen is the first person of color to lead the group.
“Even when we negotiate a fair deal with the Hollywood studios — and it is a when, not an if — I know the fight is not over,” Cullen wrote on X after she won.
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The most recent offer to WGA from the AMPTP came on Aug. 11, and was released unaltered on Aug. 22. Both groups have come to a head over higher wages.
More than two months ago, the Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists also went on strike. Historically, the last time the two unions were both on strike was in 1960, with Ronald Reagan at the helm before he ran for president. SAG-AFTRA has been on strike for 71 days.
