WGA, AMPTP Set March Start Date for Contract Negotiations

The current Minimum Basic Agreement between the two organizations expires May 1

| February 23, 2017 @ 1:32 PM Last Updated: February 23, 2017 @ 1:49 PM
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The Writers Guilds of America (WGA), West and East, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have announced that formal negotiations for a new contract will begin Monday, March 13.

The current Minimum Basic Agreement between the two organizations is set to expire on May 1.

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Contract negotiations between WGA and AMPTP in 2010 and 2013 were concluded without a strike; WGA last went on strike for 100 days in 2007 and 2008.

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