The major entertainment studios and the union representing tens of thousands of striking actors will return to the negotiating table on Tuesday, less than two weeks after talks were suspended because the sides remained far apart on significant issues.
The restart of negotiations was announced in a joint statement on Saturday from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the studios, and SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union.
On Oct. 9, the Writers Guild of America ratified its new contract and there had been hope that a new deal with the actors would follow.
The strikes have been devastating financially for many, both within and outside the industry.
But an agreement with the actors would mean getting back to work without losing the entirety of the fall television schedule or having next summer’s moviegoing season upended.
Persons:
—, Donna Langley, Ted Sarandos, Robert A, David Zaslav —
Organizations:
Alliance, Television Producers, SAG, Netflix, Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros, Writers Guild of America
Locations:
California