Hollywood Unions Schedule Major Contract Negotiations
Hollywood unions have penciled in bargaining dates to negotiate with studios this year, with SAG-AFTRA set to meet AMPTP Feb. 9–Mar. 6, the Writers Guild beginning March 16 and the Directors Guild starting May 11. Talks will revisit 2023 strike issues—AI training rights, streaming residuals and strained health-plan funding—while studios have proposed a five-year contract and highlighted members' generous benefits.
Key Points
- 1Set negotiating schedule: SAG-AFTRA Feb 9–Mar 6, WGA Mar 16, DGA May 11.
- 2Highlight unresolved issues like AI training rights, streaming residuals, and strained health-plan finances.
- 3Prompt studios and unions to negotiate five-year terms, benefits adjustments, and AI protections.
Scoring Rationale
Timely, industry-wide bargaining schedule with AI and benefits implications, but represents an expected labor update rather than a novel technical breakthrough.
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