The group that represents major Hollywood studios in trade union negotiations has called for a meeting with the Writers Guild of America to end a strike that has lasted nearly 100 days.
The president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers wrote to the writers guild to propose a meeting to continue talks, according to a note shared by the union to its members on Tuesday evening.
The writers have been striking since May 2 after their guild said producers had failed to address many of their core concerns – including the threat of AI on their jobs and the increasing prevalence of short-term contracts.
‘The AMPTP, through Carol Lombardini, reached out to the WGA today and requested a meeting this Friday to discuss negotiations,’ read a WGA notice to its members.
‘We’ll be back in communication with you sometime after the meeting with further information,’ it added. ‘As we’ve said before, be wary of rumors. Whenever there is important news to share, you will hear it…
