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ELLEN STUTZMANEllen Stutzman was the one sitting across the table from Lombardini in the failed negotiations that led to the writers strike. Stutzman, also an attorney, took over as chief negotiator for the Writers Guild on Feb. 28, just two weeks before contract talks began. She still has the title from her previous role: assistant executive director for the Writers Guild of America West. Drescher's less-known counterparts on the writers' side — technically two unions that unite for negotiations and strikes — are Michael Winship and Meredith Stiehm. Winship is president of the Writers Guild of America East and Stiehm president of its counterpart in the West.

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As the Hollywood union strikes have dragged on, key characters have taken turns in the spotlight. There is Fran Drescher, the comedic actress who, with surprising ferocity, has rallied the actors’ union against television and film companies, and enraged studio executives in the process. But one crucial participant has remained an enigma: Carol Lombardini, 68, the top union negotiator for studios and a 41-year veteran of Hollywood labor battles. Ms. Lombardini has not given an interview of more than a few words since 2009, when she ascended from the No. Studios reached an agreement with the directors’ union in June; the writers last struck in 2008, the actors in 1980.

Persons: Fran Drescher, Robert A, Carol Lombardini, Lombardini Organizations: Hollywood, Disney, Alliance, Television Producers, Studios

☆ Writers strike: AMPTP publicly shares latest package proposed to WGA
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Taylor Romine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) shared in a news release their latest package of terms proposed to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) as part of strike negotiations. The proposed package from AMPTP includes an increase in wages, which the studios say is the highest wage increase for WGA in 35 years. AMPTP included a four-page document that the organization says was given to the WGA as part of negotiations. We are deeply committed to ending the strike and are hopeful that the WGA will work toward the same resolution.”Earlier this month, the WGA and AMPTP agreed to resume negotiations for the first time since the writers went on strike. The longest writers’ strike on record stretched for 154 days in 1988.

Persons: AMPTP, ”, Carol Lombardini, ’, Jon Passantino, Ramishah Maruf Organizations: CNN, Alliance, Television Producers, Writers Guild of America, WGA Locations: Hollywood

☆ Hollywood studios release details of new proposal to striking writers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 23 (Reuters) - Hollywood studios and streaming services on Tuesday released the terms of a revised proposal to writers in a bid to end one of two strikes that have halted production and cost the California economy billions of dollars. According to the latest proposal, the Writers' Guild of America (WGA) will get a compounded 13% pay increase over the three-year contract, and AI-generated written content will not be considered "literary material". "We have come to the table with an offer that meets the priority concerns the writers have expressed. The WGA, which represents around 11,500 film and television writers, walked off the job on May 2 after negotiations reached an impasse over compensation, minimum staffing of writers' rooms and residual payments in the streaming era, among other issues.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Walt Disney, Carol Lombardini, Nilutpal, Stephen Coates Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Walt Disney Studios, REUTERS, Alliance, Television Producers, Walt, Netflix, Writers ' Guild of America, WGA, Screen Actors Guild, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, California, Bengaluru

☆ Hollywood producers take heated negotiations with writers union public, revealing latest offer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hollywood producers are taking their latest contract proposal public as talks between the studios and writers union remain heated. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers overnight publicly revealed the latest proposal, which they delivered to the writers on Aug. 11. The offer addresses residuals and compensation, artificial intelligence, and increased transparency regarding the streaming business — the top issues for the writers. Still, the negotiations appear far from over: Soon after the proposal was made public, the writers union released its latest update and said the parties have engaged in further discussions since the Aug. 11 offer. The union said the studios' latest offer still includes "limitations and loopholes and omissions" that fail to protect Hollywood writers.

Persons: Carol Lombardini, Bob Iger, Donna Langley, Ted Sarandos, David Zaslav Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Screen, Netflix, Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, Disney, Warner Bros, Discovery, Comcast, CNBC Locations: Hollywood , California

New York CNN —The Writers Guild of America and Hollywood studios have agreed to meet on Friday to resume negotiations for the first time since the writers went on strike in a landmark labor action that has crippled the entertainment industry for more than 100 days. “We expect the AMPTP to provide responses to WGA proposals,” the WGA wrote in a statement to its members. The strike will push back fall television premieres and late night television shows haven’t aired new episodes since May. The longest writers’ strike on record stretched for 154 days in 1988. In an August 4 statement, the WGA claimed AMPTP leaked parts of their confidential meeting to the press.

Persons: Carol Lombardini, “, haven’t, ’, AMPTP, ”, Bob Iger, ” Iger, Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, Guild of America, Hollywood, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, CNN, Disney Locations: New York, Hollywood, ”

☆ Hollywood Writers and Studios to Restart Talks After 3-Month Standoff
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( John Koblin | More About John Koblin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The major entertainment studios and thousands of striking writers have agreed to meet to restart talks after a three-month standoff, according to the writers guild. The union, the Writers Guild of America, told screenwriters in an email Tuesday night that Carol Lombardini, the studio negotiator, asked for “a meeting this Friday to discuss negotiations.”The guild said it would not comment further. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the organization that bargains on behalf of the studios, also declined to comment. The meeting represents the first sign of movement in a stalemate that began in early May after negotiations between the writers and studios fell apart.

Persons: Carol Lombardini Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers

Picketers walk outside the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 as the Writers Guild of America strike enters the sixth week. As the Hollywood writers strike nears its 100th day and pressure from striking actors mounts, producers are asking for a meeting. The Writers Guild of America told screenwriters that Carol Lombardini, the studio negotiator, requested to talk Friday about the possibility of resuming negotiations with the guild. The meeting request doesn't guarantee that producers and writers will resume talks, but it's the first sign of movement in a stalemate between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the WGA since early May when the strike began. Tens of thousands of actors joined the picket lines last month, bringing Hollywood productions to a standstill and marking the first simultaneous actors' and writers' strikes since 1960.

Persons: Carol Lombardini, we've, Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree Organizations: Walt Disney Studios, Writers Guild of America, Hollywood, Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, SAG Locations: Burbank , CA

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