NEWS ALERT: Writers' Strike Ends After Nearly Five Months as WGA Unveils Tentative Deal

 

NEWS ALERT

Writers' Strike Ends After Nearly Five Months as WGA Unveils Tentative Deal

September 27, 2023

Hollywood screenwriters' monthslong strike ended Wednesday after the Writers Guild of America leadership voted unanimously to recommend the tentative three-year contract agreement that the union reached with major studios over the weekend.

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