Everything Hollywood Writers Got In Their New Contract

Eddie Makuch
9/27/2023

Writers in the WGA union have ended their strike against Hollywood studios and are now returning to work following a "tentative" agreement to terms. The WGA has now shared the terms of the deal, which the union previous said was "exceptional."While writers can now go back to work, the deal isn't finalized yet and is still being ratified. With that caveat out of the way, the WGA published its memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the deal, which gets into what, exactly, the guild won in the deliberations.First, the deal covers a relatively short period of time, ending May 1, 2026. The guild got a lot of what it was asking for, including minimum pay increases spread over the next couple of years and increased health and pension contribution rates. Additionally, each writer on a writing team will get pension and health benefits up to a certain cap individually, as opposed to splitting the benefits with the entire team of writers.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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