After reaching a tentative new deal with studios, the Writers Guild of America leadership has voted to recommend the new three-year contract.
In an email to members on Friday, the Writers Guild West board of directors said that the board and the WGA East council voted unanimously on July 2 to move the deal with theAlliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers forward. "Upon certification by the WGA’s chief negotiator of the final contract language, the Guilds will conduct a ratification vote later this month among eligible members," read the email on July 3. "As soon as the confirmed draft is in place, the WGA will post the summary of the tentative agreement and ratification vote schedule." The Writers Guild East has 6,000-plus.
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