AMPTP Reaches Out to WGA Chief Negotiator in Effort to Resume Talks

variety.com:

Variety on Tuesday. That is the first communication between the two sides since May 1, when talks collapsed and the WGA voted to go on strike.

The WGA informed its members of the outreach from AMPTP to Ellen Stutzman, the WGA’s chief negotiator, on Tuesday evening. Earlier in the day, industry insiders were buzzing about the possiblity of progress in the long-stalled WGA talks as word spread that the WGA’s contract negotiating committee called members to a meeting on short notice late Tuesday afternoon. “The AMPTP, through Carol Lombardini, reached out to the WGA today and requested a meeting this Friday to discuss negotiations,” the union stated in the message sent to members shortly before 8 p.m.

PT. “We’ll be back in communication with you sometime after the meeting with further information. As we’ve said before, be wary of rumors.

Whenever there is important news to share, you will hear it directly from us.” The AMPTP, which bargains on behalf of the major studios, has been having internal meetings over the last few days as it seeks a path forward.