Hollywood Guilds Reach Tentative Deals on New Contracts

The Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA have congratulated the Directors Guild of America on reaching an agreement with the studios, but both groups stressed that the deal does not change their own goals. Both guilds are intent on pushing back against “pattern bargaining,” in which the terms of the DGA deal are typically applied to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA. The WGA has been on strike for a month, while SAG-AFTRA begins its negotiations on Wednesday. Assuming the DGA deal is ratified, it removes the threat of a tri-guild strike.