{"id":577384,"date":"2023-06-05T04:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T01:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/striking-writers-respond-to-dgas-tentative-deal-with-studios-streamers\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T04:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T01:10:00","slug":"striking-writers-respond-to-dgas-tentative-deal-with-studios-streamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/striking-writers-respond-to-dgas-tentative-deal-with-studios-streamers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Striking Writers Respond to DGA\u2019s Tentative Deal With Studios, Streamers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n As the Writers Guild enters its second calendar month of a strike, a key alliance in its fight for increased residuals, wages and AI protections has struck a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.<\/p>\n

\n In a tentative deal that is poised to be submitted for app<\/a>roval Tuesday to its National Board, the Directors Guild of America spent all day Saturday at the table and reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP just before midnight Sunday. The three-year agreement sees the 19,000-member guild receive pay and benefits gains, increases in global streaming residuals and protections against the use of artificial intelligence, which sources say was the last sticking point to a deal that came after less than a month of negotiations with the AMPTP. The DGA\u2019s current contract, along with that of SAG-AFTRA, expires June 30. The actors branch currently has members voting to authorize a strike, should its negotiating committee call for one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n As one of its key talking points, the Writers Guild of America has stressed unity with other guilds in its ongoing strike against the AMPTP over such issues as streaming transparency, wage increases and AI safeguards. While the DGA was wildly expected to close a deal with the AMPTP and avoid a strike of its own, the tentative deal \u2014 dubbed \u201chistoric\u201d by its leadership \u2014 has not gone over well with members of the Writers Guild.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cThrilled that the DGA was able to use the power of the WGA\u2019s labor action to secure a deal that works for them,\u201d writer Amy Berg (Jack Ryan, Warrior Nun<\/em>) wrote<\/a> early Sunday. \u201cWe proposed a number of these terms \u2026 before the AMPTP cut off negotiations in order to hand a deal to the DGA. They will continue to not speak to us, offering them next to SAG. But we have needs in areas they don\u2019t, and will secure a deal that works for us. This isn\u2019t it. Also keep in mind that SAG is due to announce the results of their strike authorization vote and getting this done quickly is an attempt to undermine its impact. Between that and the strike, the DGA was situated well to get something that works for them. For them, not us.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n The WGA issued a statement on the DGA\u2019s tentative new deal on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe congratulate the DGA Negotiating Committee for getting a deal they are recommending to their National Board for approval and presumably will then send to their membership for ratification,\u201d the WGA said. \u201cOut of respect for the DGA\u2019s ratification process and in recognition of not knowing the contract language they have negotiated, we won\u2019t be commenting on their deal points. Our own bargaining positions remain the same as they were on May 1, 2023.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cLast week we sent\u00a0an email<\/a>\u00a0about how the AMPTP divide and conquer strategy won\u2019t work this time. The AMPTP will not be able to negotiate a deal for writers with anyone but us. Today that message and the\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0about the path to a deal with the WGA is even more timely.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n SAG-AFTRA issued its own statement via Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, national executive director and chief negotiator, who also congratulated the DGA but said it would be \u201cpremature\u201d to comment on the tentative deal since the actors guild leadership hasn\u2019t had time to review it. SAG-AFTRA begins its negotiations with the AMPTP on Wednesday; it has set a strike authorization vote deadline\u00a0for 5 p.m. Monday.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cAs we have done throughout this process, we will remain in close communication with our sister unions, especially the WGA and the DGA, and we will seek to capitalize on the insights we have gained from their bargaining process and progress they have made on common issues,\u201d Crabtree-Ireland wrote to the guild\u2019s members. \u201cOf course, the needs of SAG-AFTRA members are unique, and each and every area of focus in our negotiations is directed to serving those interests.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cOur bargaining strategy has never relied upon nor been dependent on the outcome or status of any other union\u2019s negotiations, nor do we subscribe to the philosophy that the terms of deals made with other unions bind us. We continue to stand in strong solidarity with the members of the WGA and with their strike, and we congratulate the DGA on their bargaining and look forward to reviewing the detailed terms of their agreement as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Zero surprise. The AMPTP continues to use their tired old playbook. And the DGA sadly continues to toe the line, knowing that they can draft off of the WGA\u2019s resolve to strike for a truly historic deal. Disappointing, but not surprising. https:\/\/t.co\/BLQ4SvcQuO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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I don\u2019t know about the rest of you, but this DGA \u201chistoric deal\u201d only makes me fired up to strike until we get every damn thing we asked for. I\u2019ll strike for years. I\u2019ll strike with a sign in my cold dead hand from my coffin at 100. It\u2019ll say, \u201cI\u2019d rather die than rewrite AI\u201d pic.twitter.com\/UtowrUApeU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Allison Sanchez (@_A_Sanch) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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#typical<\/a>. Now the #AMPTP<\/a> will play up to the press that the #WGA<\/a> is being difficult if they don’t accept the same terms, even though their membership’s needs are totally different from most #DGA<\/a> members, who are below-the-line crew, not directors.https:\/\/t.co\/CQrxksVJYp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Tabb (@MichaelTabb) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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We all draft off of each other. DGA gets a better deal because we\u2019re striking. Then SAG, with, in theory, a strike authorization vote in hand, uses the the DGA deal to build on. And then we hopefully build on that.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Robert King (@RKing618) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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How bad must the DGA negotiating committee be that the WGA strike gifted them all the leverage in the world and they only made demands that the AMPTP were comfortable agreeing to. https:\/\/t.co\/1VjyRMo71T<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Scott Collette (@ScottJCollette) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Now that the #DGA<\/a> has a deal, in part due to the leverage from the #WGAStrike<\/a>, it would be classy if some of their members showed up on our picket lines with signage in support of their sister unions getting a fair deal. #WGAStrong<\/a> 1\/3<\/p>\n

\u2014 James C. Oliver (@JamesOliverInLA) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Honestly, I have zero feelings good or bad about DGA deal. A. Expected it. B. I was taught to always focus on taking care of my own yard. And so we march on with purpose and vigor and we don\u2019t stop till we our satisfied and ratified. #WGAStrong<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Blutman (@BlutmanMark) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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DGA gonna DGA, folks. Nothing new here. I think a lot of people who are really paying attention to this for the first time are surprised\/disappointed but it\u2019s important to internalize that the DGA will never save us \u2013 no matter how vocal their support. https:\/\/t.co\/YTefTPm3SU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ursula lawrence (@UrsulaLawrence) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Day 34. Many of us are waking up to news<\/a> of the DGA deal. Just as many (me \ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2642\ufe0f) went to bed with it and were up too late as a result. I have mixed emotions: happy for gains DGA members made, frustrated we were stonewalled on all our asks. My resolve is only stronger. #WGAStrong<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/deP7fepqGt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bill Wolkoff (@flying_lobster) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Just a reminder they made a deal with the DGA in hopes of pitting us against each other. Don\u2019t fall for it. The enemy is not the DGA it\u2019s the AMPTP. Mini \ud83e\uddf5<\/p>\n

\u2014 Amy Thurlow (@athurlow) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\n Historically, a DGA deal would be used as a template for the studios and streamers to apply to other guilds. That, however, is not expected to happen during the WGA\u2019s negotiations considering a number of its proposals impact only writers and not actors or directors. While the WGA had been seeking AI protections as well, issues specific to writers include protections against \u201cspan\u201d and the use of \u201cmini-rooms,\u201d among others.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cSince there isn\u2019t a ton of overlap with us I don\u2019t see this having a huge impact on the current WGA strike but only time will tell,\u201d writer Phillip Iscove (Station 19, Sleepy Hollow<\/em>) posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Seeing a bunch of folks saying the AMPTP cut a deal with the DGA and not the writers because \u201cthey don\u2019t respect us.\u201d <\/p>\n

To me it feels like the opposite. Like they will do whatever they can to undermine and weaken us, because our solidarity is real power.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dave Metzger (@DaveMetzger) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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As a director, I’m glad to hear negotiations were fruitful. As a writer, I fear this means the strike will last a long time, though we’ll have to see what the actors do\u2026https:\/\/t.co\/HaducdVIat<\/a> via @thr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Thunder Levin (@ThunderLevin) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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\u201cas well as securing essential protections for our members on new key issues like artificial intelligence \u2013 ensuring DGA members will not be replaced by technological advances.\u201d So they\u2019ll give that to directors but not writers, cool, we see where we stand. https:\/\/t.co\/2TA5vG7Apf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Text ACT to 644-33 Gun Safety Now (@JillianKJacobs) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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As a member of both @WGAWest<\/a> and @directorsguild<\/a> I\u2019ll be happy with new \u201chistoric\u201d DGA deal if it means it brings AMPTP back to the table & creates similar history for the writers<\/p>\n

\u2014 Tony Giglio (@tonygig) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Waking up to find out the DGA and AMPTP cut a deal in middle of night on a Sunday that over 3 years with inflation looks like could be a pay cut, has a clause for AI we asked for in WGA and were refused, and how many friends in DGA wanted more solidarity with all of us, is a lot. https:\/\/t.co\/9KDl2xmqVx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Aaron Stewart-Ahn Strike\u203c\ufe0f (@somebadideas) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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As a DGA member this deal looks great. As a WGA member, this deal is proof the AMPTP just doesn’t respect writers. The fact that you can make an historic deal with the people who can’t even do their jobs until writers do theirs screams all you need to know about the AMPTP. https:\/\/t.co\/2A6WwDsICt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Travon (@Travon) June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\n Updated 5:48 p.m. Sunday, June 4: <\/strong>Added the WGA statement.<\/p>\n

\n Updated 6:10 p.m. Sunday, June 4: <\/strong>Added the SAG-AFTRA statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n