Hollywood studios have told the Writers Guild of America that contract negotiations, which have been delayed due to the coronavirus epidemic, need to begin by April 20. Carol Lombardini, president …
that contract negotiations, which have been delayed due to the coronavirus epidemic, need to begin by April 20.made the request Wednesday in a letter to David Young, executive director of the Writers Guild of America West. She noted that the AMPTP has agreed to extending the current contract expiration by two months from May 1 to June 30. The WGA had no immediate response.
“As you know, the AMPTP responded to your request to extend the May 1, 2020, expiration date of the 2017 WGA Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement by offering to extend the contract until June 30, 2020, an eight-week extension. Customarily, negotiations between the AMPTP and the WGA take four to five weeks; our proposed date allows approximately double the amount of time to reach an agreement.
“To that end, the AMPTP-represented Companies propose that we exchange proposals by April 15, 2020 and begin negotiations by April 20, 2020 via video conference,” she concluded. “For purposes of scheduling, we are available to meet at times during the week of April 20th and thereafter as agreed. We respectfully ask that you provide us with the dates on which your bargaining committee is available so that we may set up a bargaining schedule and work earnestly toward reaching an agreement.
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