The 2023 WGA Strike has finally come to an end. The strike began on May 2 when negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) did not result in a new contract. The WGA went on strike for a total of 148 days, fighting for issues that included fair pay, regulation of AI, better streaming residuals, and more transparency in streaming viewership numbers. The two parties reached a tentative agreement on September 27.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, this tentative deal has been ratified by a vote, officially ending the writers strike. 99 percent of the WGA membership voted in favor of the new deal. The new contract, which goes into effect retroactively on September 25, will last through May 1, 2026, at which point it will be renegotiated.
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