Recent conversations I’ve had in Hollywood about the standoff between the studios and the guilds have evolved toward a familiar gripe.
At this point, it’s not so much who’s wrong or right on the subjects of AI, writers room staffing or streaming residuals. The focus instead is on the lack of time that has been spent in a negotiating room while an industry suffers.
A settlement of last WGA strike came in 100 days. This time, the AMPTP and WGA didn’t even meet until after the 100-day mark.
Meetings between them have become a bit more frequent this month, but did it have to take this long? The signatories have not had any negotiating sessions with SAG-AFTRA leadership since that guild called a strike.
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