The AMPTP suddenly released details last night of what it called a “comprehensive package” to address WGA concerns. The proposals aren’t exactly new. The two sides have now met six times since the AMPTP gave the guild these proposals on August 11.
This evening’s unexpected release followed yet another meeting between WGA leadership, AMPTP leadership and several studio CEOs. It was an opportunity for the CEOs to directly tell the WGA leadership the benefits of their deal, which the guild later called a "lecture."
The studios and streamers are offering the WGA “increased data transparency” which will be comprised of “viewership data in the form of quarterly confidential reports,” provided to the guild.
The guild's response?
"This wasn’t a meeting to make a deal," the WGA said in a statement. "This was a meeting to get us to cave, which is why, not 20 minutes after we left the meeting, the AMPTP released its summary of their proposals.
"This was the companies’ plan from the beginning – not to bargain, but to jam us. It is their only strategy – to bet that we will turn on each other." >>>Read Both Statements |
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