Lawyers were brought in over the weekend to fine-tune the small print, and guild members submitted a final vote on Tuesday to stop the strike officially.<\/p>\n
The three-year “minimum basic agreement”, which has been reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, was approved by the writers guild negotiating committee, the WGA West Board and WGA East Council.<\/p>\n
Details for the contract agreement have now been released, and the deal sees an increase in minmum wages, raises the rate of health cares and pension contributions, and iprovides bonuses to residuals based on viewership for streaming.<\/p>\n
Another keypoint regarded rules around artificial intelligence, so it’s been agreed that AI-generated material “can\u2019t be used to undermine a writer\u2019s credit or separated rights.”<\/p>\n
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Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Writers can choose to use AI but they cannot be forced into it, and they must be told if any of the material being given is from AI.<\/p>\n While the writers are going back to work, actors will remain ons trike as theScreen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists<\/p>\n SAG-AFTRA have similar concerns about being paid streaming residuals and around the use of AI.<\/p>\n While WGA picketing has been suspended, the committee urges writers to continue striking and join SAG-AFTRA members on the picket lines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Directors Guild of America congratulated the WGA, writing: \u201cCongratulations to the WGA on reaching a tentative agreement tonight on behalf of their members.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have been proud to support the writers in their fight for a fair deal and look forward to reviewing the details of the agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cNow it\u2019s time for the AMPTP to get back to the table with SAG-AFTRA and address the needs of performers.\u201d<\/p>\n
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