By Dave McNary Film Reporter Scheduled contract negotiations between Hollywood studios and the Writers Guild of America have hit a bump over the issue of the guild’s health plan after WGA lead negotiator David Young called his studio counterparts “despicable.” It’s unclear whether the dispute could derail the start of scheduled talks, set for May 11.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers announced on April 18 that it had approved a May 11 starting date and a provision that both sides exchange their negotiating proposals on May 1.
AMPTP President Carol Lombardini assented in a letter to the timetable proposed by Young, executive director of the WGA West and lead negotiator.
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