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Here's a look at the steps to come for writers, and for the actors whose strike continues._ by [Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Contributor Sep 25, 2023 3:00 AM UTC A Hollywood strike of nearly five months appears about to end as a tentative deal has been reached between unionized screenwriters and the studios, streaming services and production companies that hire them. Here's a look at the steps to come for writers, and for the actors whose strike continues. by [Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Contributor Sep 25, 2023 3:00 AM UTC Striking Hollywood screenwriters reached a tentative new labor agreement with studios including Walt Disney Co. and Netflix Inc., settling one of two walkouts that have shut down film and TV production. The Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,500 Hollywood scribes, said Sunday it reached the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, the studios’ bargaining group. The agreement, if approved by the guild members, will end a strike that began on May 2. The provisional three-year deal remains subject to the completion of contract language and recommendations from the union’s council and board, which could come as soon as Tuesday. Members would vote after that. The strike continues through that process. “We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership,” the guild said in a statement. The writers went on strike for the first time since 2007 to fight for higher pay from streaming services, which have reshaped how TV is made and how talent gets paid. The Screen Actors Guild joined them in July over similar concerns. Details of the agreement won’t be announced for a few days, however people familiar with the matter said earlier that writers gained concessions on key points, including higher wages. The studios have agreed to staff a certain number of writers on their TV shows, a figure that will increase with the number of episodes in a season, one of the people said. The two sides have also created a structure in which writers will receive bonuses for popular shows on streaming services. And it appears they have also reached an agreement on the use of artificial intelligence, which writers feared could destroy jobs. **Read More:** [_The Writers Strike Is Taking a Stand on AI_](https://time.com/6277158/writers-strike-ai-wga-screenwriting/) Production of hundreds of films and TV shows stopped as a result of the strikes, impacting not just writers and actors but directors, crew members and industries like catering and real estate. With less money coming in, talent agencies fired workers and studios suspended deals with major producers to cut costs. Awards shows have been delayed and film festivals held without stars. The walkout has delayed the return of new shows for the fall TV season, and many films scheduled to debut this year were pushed into 2024\. The studios and writers didn’t come close to a deal before the onset of the strike, and the studios and writers then didn’t negotiate for months, during which thousands of guild members protested outside the studios’ offices from New York to Los Angeles. While the economics of streaming remained the primary focus of the guilds, the threat of artificial intelligence also emerged as a growing concern. The heads of the biggest media companies got more engaged with the dispute in late July and early August, after the actors joined the strike. The studios offered a new proposal in August that addressed many, but not all, of the writers’ concerns. The two sides negotiated for a couple of weeks before breaking off yet again. The September negotiations came as a surprise. The two sides hadn’t been speaking — at least not officially — and many studio executives were debating whether it was time to engage with the actors instead. But pressure on both sides to cut a deal had increased. Studios feared the impact of months more without the ability to produce new programming, and many writers began to push their union’s leadership to cut a deal so everyone could get back to work. People who work in entertainment, be they writers or grips, were starting to leave Los Angeles due to the lack of progress. Prominent writers asked to meet with the leadership of the guild to discuss the state of the negotiations, and several talk shows said they would return, only to cancel plans under pressure from the unions. When the latest talks began, four of the most powerful executives in entertainment — Netflix Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos, Disney CEO Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. CEO David Zaslav and NBCUniversal Chief Content Officer Donna Langley — joined their labor negotiators. The studios and writers negotiated for several days. After months of public acrimony and finger-pointing, the two sides kept their public communications to a minimum as they hammered out a deal to get the industry back to work. While the writers’ rooms may soon reopen, a return to production will have to await a deal with striking actors, who have been picketing from coast to coast, shutting down productions that tried to restart. This was the first time in more than 60 years that both writers and actors went on strike at the same time. The Directors Guild of America reached a new agreement with the studios in June. ## Transcript [00:00] I would say, first of all, the negotiating committee has earned [00:03] the trust and Goodwill of the membership. [00:05] I think we all feel really great about the work they've done. [00:08] So when they say they've won an exceptional. [00:10] I think that makes people very excited about it, [00:13] you know? So the membership will have to see, [00:16] it will have to vote to ratify it. [00:17] But I think we trust that this committee has has thought about [00:22] the Angles and has our best interests at heart and if they [00:25] want a great deal, and of course, [00:27] we also think that they won that deal because of the solidarity [00:30] of writers out of the picket line and the solidarity with other [00:33] unions with sag-aftra with interest and it's really been a collective [00:38] effort. And I think we showed the power of, [00:41] you know, worker solidarity and in bringing these companies [00:45] to the table, I expect again, given the Goodwill that this to [00:48] go shooting committee has given the trust we have. [00:50] And then I think you'll see this wrapped up in about a week [00:52] to 10 days and since then, you know, [00:54] that this deal will be approved pretty quickly and and will [00:57] probably be able to get back to work. [00:59] In about ten days, I think we're in a moment of of incredible, [01:03] you know, labor power in this country are real low like labor [01:06] Uprising that we haven't seen in decades. [01:08] I mean, you see The Writers Guild? [01:09] The actors. But also, you see, you know, [01:12] the teamsters strike against UPS. [01:15] You see the United Auto Workers strike against the big Detroit [01:19] car makers. I mean, this has been, [01:20] they've been calling it, hot labor summer, [01:22] there is been the kind of unprecedented level of labor activism [01:26] in this country. [01:26] And, you know, something about Amazon. [01:29] You think about Starbucks, all these big companies that have [01:32] been making insane profits for decades now and workers? [01:35] Finally saying you do we deserve to share a portion of that [01:38] into have some say in in the future of our work. [01:41] I think it's an important inflection points in in this country. [01:45] I think, you know, we all have seen the kind of technological [01:47] change that has happened over the last decade and the kind of [01:51] huge wealth inequality. [01:52] The kind of money that these billionaires send text to EOS and [01:56] corporate, you know, financiers are making and I think [02:00] Workers. Now finally saying, you know, nothing. 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