Thanks To Fran Drescher's Hard Stance In Support Of The Writer's Strike, Studio Execs Are Ready To Talk
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The Writers Guild of America began a strike back in May and since there had been little progress in ending the strike. But now there is the first sign of movement after the Guild told its members on Tuesday that Studios had asked for a meeting this Friday to discuss negotiations. The roughly 11,500 screens represented by the Writers Guild of America went on strike in May of this year. In July the writers were joined in their strike by many actors and their Union SAG-AFTRA. Both Unions went on strike partially due to worries about now receiving their fair share of streaming revenues.
At the beginning of the strikes, the Studios kept their focus on mostly negotiating with the actors guild. They did this with the hope that they could quickly get cameras rolling again and also allow actors to get back to publicizing already finished productions. But there was one thing that Studios had not considered and that was SAG-AFTRA Union President Fran Dreschner. The former star and co-creator of the 1990’s sitcom The Nanny has taken a hard line regarding the strike. Her sharp criticism started on July 13th at a press conference and has continued throughout the strike. She has gone on to say that studio executives are “greed-driven and disrespectful people.”
Historically, the studios have been more inclined to negotiate with the actors guild than the writers guild. Over the years the WGA has participated in several walkouts. This occurred most recently in 2008 when the WGA was on strike for 100 days. On the other hand, SAG-AFTRA had not gone on strike since 1980. Studios did emphasize however that they continue to pursue negotiations with all parties to attempt to resolve the strikes.
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Source: New York Times
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