www.yahoo.com: The Writers Guild of America halted its pickets Sunday thanks to a tentative agreement that could soon send striking screenwriters back to work. Late-night shows are already charting their return, Variety reports, pending guild leaders’ meeting Tuesday. But the end of the WGA’s strike does not mean that Hollywood’s labor fight is over; by all indications, it’s just getting started.
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There was a loud cheer of happiness that came out of my mouth when I saw the notification on my phone from the New York Times that told me the strike was over. The first question that came to my mind was what the agreement said about some of the more complicated topics, such as AI. While the details of the deal are still being released, I am confident that the writers and actors negotiated a good deal that doesn’t let these giant companies use AI to screw them out of a job. The article continues to discuss daily talk shows and late-night shows returning quite quickly because they fall under a different agreement. I think that having these shows start airing again is a good starting point to get the industry back on its feet after the strike. I also think that it could be a point of controversy because these talk shows being on the forefront of the return after the strike when the strike didn’t impact as much as other areas could stir up some backlash.
I was very happy to hear that the WGA strike has come to a close, but needed to remind myself that there is still the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. I was worried about how long the writer's strike would last, and was especially worried because of what the company heads and CEOs were saying at the start of it. I am glad that the writer's will now be able to go back to work feeling more secure than when the strike started, and I do hope that the policies they accepted will happily last a while and another strike won't need to happen again soon. I do hope that the WGA will continue their support for the ongoing SAG strike, but only time will tell if they come to a conclusion soon or not.
It is such a relief that WGA finally reached a deal, and it gives me hope for the other strikes that are going on. I agree that despite the deal being made, it might take a bit for the industry to get back to normal, as the article said, there are still multiple unions on strike that are heavily affecting the industry as well. I’m hoping that once each issue is resolved that there will be a better recovery of Hollywood and entertainment, however more than just recovering from the strike, the industry is changing so much in so many ways that I doubt it will simply go back to ‘normal.’ It was interesting reading about the different talk shows, and how they were and currently are affected by the strikes. I hadn’t fully thought about the point that even once getting their writers back, since the Actor’s Guild is still on strike, there are many fewer options for ‘special guests’ on a talk show. It will be interesting to see how they tackle that when the shows come back on, if they will reformat or simply get other guests who aren’t on strike.
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