Varietyhas unfreeze a report on what ’s go bad on behind the scenes between theAssociation of Motion Picture and Television Producersand the two guilds that arestriking for fair salary , AI protective cover , and otherexistential effect . It seems , however , that the AMPTP is n’t coming back to the table exactly because the guilds have not directly extend concessions on those precise business line particular .
Mike Schur , who is a member of the WGA bargaining commission , said to Variety , “ The plan is for them to call us on the headphone and ask us to sit down . We ’re not calling them . ” There ’s a standardised story from SAG - AFTRA . “ The last appointment we had on that point was the 12th of July when they said to us they do n’t consider they ’d be quick to mouth for quite some time , ” said SAG - AFTRA executive music director and chief treater , Duncan Crabtree - Ireland .
David Goodman , a co - chair on the WGA negotiating citizens committee , said to Variety , “ There is no intellect they ca n’t be speak to either one of us . But it ’s been what—10 day of SAG being out ? Twelve days ? rent ’s give them a minute . They ’ve have to figure out what is their scheme to end these strikes . Because they need to end these work stoppage . ”
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While WGA members knew they were in for a prospicient strike ( they walk away from an incredibly bad declaration in May ) , the fact that they have n’t been asked back to the negotiating mesa is genuinely exasperate . For the past few months , AMPTP has used its negotiations with the DGA ( which ratified a fresh declaration in June ) and SAG - AFTRA to head off talking to the WGA , but what self-justification is it using now ? According to Variety , one studio apartment source prefer to cite Friends ( you cognize , that telly show that was so popular it made every individual lead actor a multi - millionaire in big part because of residuum — the very income stream that has now all but disappeared ): “ We ’re on a break . ”
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