The last time the WGA went first, back in 2007, a 100-day writers strike ensued.
We will work with the studios to schedule bargaining dates for later this spring.
Those concerns include wages, streaming residuals, safety, creative rights and diversity.
If the studios do not address these issues, they know we are prepared to fight.
We will work with the Studios to schedule bargaining dates for later this Spring.
As you know, our major contracts expire June 30.
In other negotiations cycles, we have won strong gains by waiting to negotiate until later in the process.
At this point, the Studios are not yet prepared to address our key issues.
The date we begin to bargain is far from the most important issue.
Those concerns include wages, streaming residuals, safety, creative rights and diversity.
If the Studios do not address these issues, they know we are prepared to fight.
It comes down to this: we are partners in this business.
