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Bryan Sullivan Speaks to IndieWire on the WGA’s New Tentative Deal with Studios
Bryan Sullivan recently weighed in on the Writers Guild of America’s new tentative minimum bargaining agreement with studios in IndieWire. As of April 8, the WGA agreed to extend its contract term with the studios to four years rather than three, an increase from their 2023 deal.
The WGA’s terms also include a 10.5 percent minimum wage raise, improved residuals, and an increased bonus for writers of the top performing streaming shows, which Bryan notes as a major affirmation of the WGA’s wins three years ago.
“It reinforced the wins from 2023. The studios didn’t try to backtrack on any of the gains before,” Bryan explains. “It preserved the minimum staffing requirements and prohibitions on mini rooms and will further discourage free work from free rewrites and polishes that producers ask for and that writers should be paid for.”