UPDATED with latest:Talks between theWGAandAMPTPwill continue on Wednesday.
As Deadline revealed on Friday, the two sides were scheduling more conversations during their previously planned two-week break.
Theres a different mood in the room with Ellen leading things, said one WGA member.
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I dont think anyone in their right mind wants a strike, but the leverage is important.
The second week of negotiations was more substantive than the first, according to sources.
One exec described the WGA team as giving speeches, not proposals.
The two main issues for the writers, it seems, continue to be streaming residuals and mini-rooms.
The mini-room trend has exasperated this, they say, particularly for younger writers.
They also point out that theyre negotiating for minimums, and most writers work for above this scale.
For instance, the $2.1B loss in the fourth quarter of 2022 by Warner Bros.
In those two weeks, the WGA is widely expected to ask its members for a strike authorization vote.
I fully expect that that card to be played, added another before the talks began.
As another put it, its like they brought their divorce attorney to the wedding.
