Transcript for Writers and Hollywood studios reach tentative deal
KYRA.
>> ALL RIGHT, TERRY MORAN FOR
>> ALL RIGHT, TERRY MORAN FOR
US THERE IN WAYNE, MICHIGAN.
US THERE IN WAYNE, MICHIGAN.
APPRECIATE IT.
APPRECIATE IT.
FROM MOTORS TO MOVIES,
FROM MOTORS TO MOVIES,
THE OTHER STRIKE WE'VE BEEN
THE OTHER STRIKE WE'VE BEEN
FOLLOWING HAS BEEN OUT
FOLLOWING HAS BEEN OUT
OF HOLLYWOOD, WHERE WRITERS
OF HOLLYWOOD, WHERE WRITERS
ARE GETTING A STEP CLOSER TO A
ARE GETTING A STEP CLOSER TO A
FINAL DEAL.
FINAL DEAL.
IT'S A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
IT'S A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
THAT'S ON THE TABLE, BUT IT
THAT'S ON THE TABLE, BUT IT
WOULD END THE NEARLY
WOULD END THE NEARLY
FIVE MONTHS LONG STRIKE
FIVE MONTHS LONG STRIKE
LEADERSHIP.
LEADERSHIP.
THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA
THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA
EXPECTED TO VOTE
EXPECTED TO VOTE
ON THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE LATER
ON THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE LATER
TODAY BEFORE SENDING IT FOR
TODAY BEFORE SENDING IT FOR
A FINAL VOTE FROM ITS NEARLY
A FINAL VOTE FROM ITS NEARLY
11,000 MEMBERS.
11,000 MEMBERS.
IN THE MEANTIME, WRITERS CAN
IN THE MEANTIME, WRITERS CAN
RETURN TO WORK IN SOME CAPACITY
RETURN TO WORK IN SOME CAPACITY
DURING REMEDIATION ONCE
DURING REMEDIATION ONCE
THE CONTRACT IS FULLY APPROVED
THE CONTRACT IS FULLY APPROVED
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SOME OF THE FIRST SHOWS TAKEN
SOME OF THE FIRST SHOWS TAKEN
OFF THE AIR, INCLUDING LATE
OFF THE AIR, INCLUDING LATE
NIGHT TALK SHOWS, ARE EXPECTED
NIGHT TALK SHOWS, ARE EXPECTED
TO RESUME.
TO RESUME.
>> OUR JACLYN LEE JOINS US NOW
>> OUR JACLYN LEE JOINS US NOW
FROM LOS ANGELES JUST OUTSIDE
FROM LOS ANGELES JUST OUTSIDE
OF PARAMOUNT STUDIOS.
OF PARAMOUNT STUDIOS.
>> SO, JACQUELINE, THE WRITERS
>> SO, JACQUELINE, THE WRITERS
STRIKE MAY BE OVER, BUT JUST
STRIKE MAY BE OVER, BUT JUST
A MINUTE AGO, THERE A NUMBER
A MINUTE AGO, THERE A NUMBER
OF PICKETERS BEHIND YOU.
OF PICKETERS BEHIND YOU.
SO LET'S LAY OUT THE DIFFERENCE
SO LET'S LAY OUT THE DIFFERENCE
HERE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING
HERE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING
ON BETWEEN WRITERS AND ACTORS
ON BETWEEN WRITERS AND ACTORS
AT THIS HOUR.
AT THIS HOUR.
>> YES, KYRA.
>> YES, KYRA.
SO THEY JUST WRAPPED LIKE
SO THEY JUST WRAPPED LIKE
THEY FINISHED 30 SECONDS AGO.
THEY FINISHED 30 SECONDS AGO.
TO GO, WE JUST MISSED ALL THE
TO GO, WE JUST MISSED ALL THE
ACTION.
ACTION.
BUT SAG-AFTRA REPRESENTS
BUT SAG-AFTRA REPRESENTS
THE ACTORS.
THE ACTORS.
THEY DO NOT HAVE AN AGREEMENT
THEY DO NOT HAVE AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE STUDIOS AT THIS POINT
WITH THE STUDIOS AT THIS POINT
IN TIME.
IN TIME.
THEY STARTED STRIKING
THEY STARTED STRIKING
IN MID-JULY, THE WRITERS GUILD,
IN MID-JULY, THE WRITERS GUILD,
THEY WERE WEARING BLUE T SHIRTS
THEY WERE WEARING BLUE T SHIRTS
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THEY HAVE BEEN STRIKING SINCE
THEY HAVE BEEN STRIKING SINCE
MAY.
MAY.
SO NEARLY FIVE MONTHS.
SO NEARLY FIVE MONTHS.
IT WAS ALMOST THE LONGEST
IT WAS ALMOST THE LONGEST
STRIKE IN THE UNION'S HISTORY.
STRIKE IN THE UNION'S HISTORY.
THEY COME TO A TENTATIVE
THEY COME TO A TENTATIVE
AGREEMENT.
AGREEMENT.
SO BUT -- BUT EVEN THOUGH
SO BUT -- BUT EVEN THOUGH
THEY HAVE COME TO THAT
THEY HAVE COME TO THAT
AGREEMENT, THEY ARE STILL
AGREEMENT, THEY ARE STILL
SUPPORTING THE ACTORS BECAUSE
SUPPORTING THE ACTORS BECAUSE
WE JUST SPOKE WITH SOME
WE JUST SPOKE WITH SOME
OF THEM.
OF THEM.
AND I SAID, WHY DID YOU WANT
AND I SAID, WHY DID YOU WANT
TO COME OUT EVEN THOUGH
TO COME OUT EVEN THOUGH
YOU ALREADY CAME TO AN
YOU ALREADY CAME TO AN
AGREEMENT?
AGREEMENT?
AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE
AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE
STANDING IN SOLIDARITY
STANDING IN SOLIDARITY
WITH THEIR BROTHERS, SISTERS.
WITH THEIR BROTHERS, SISTERS.
AND EVEN WHEN THEY WERE
AND EVEN WHEN THEY WERE
STRIKING BEFORE SAG-AFTRA DID,
STRIKING BEFORE SAG-AFTRA DID,
SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS, WE'RE
SAG-AFTRA MEMBERS, WE'RE
JOINING THEM ON THE PICKET
JOINING THEM ON THE PICKET
LINE.
LINE.
SO THEY DEFINITELY IN THE
SO THEY DEFINITELY IN THE
TEAMWORK MENTALITY KYRA.
TEAMWORK MENTALITY KYRA.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO LET'S TALK THEN ABOUT ACTORS
SO LET'S TALK THEN ABOUT ACTORS
CONDITIONS THEN AND HOW
CONDITIONS THEN AND HOW
YOU THINK WRITERS AGREEMENT
YOU THINK WRITERS AGREEMENT
THAT WAS JUST REACHED COULD
THAT WAS JUST REACHED COULD
IMPACT THOSE OTHER DISCUSSIONS
IMPACT THOSE OTHER DISCUSSIONS
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SO SAG-AFTRA CAME OUT
SO SAG-AFTRA CAME OUT
WITH STATEMENT SAYING THEY ARE
WITH STATEMENT SAYING THEY ARE
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD
TO READING ABOUT THE WRITERS
TO READING ABOUT THE WRITERS
GUILD AGREEMENT.
GUILD AGREEMENT.
ULTIMATELY, THEY ARE
ULTIMATELY, THEY ARE
TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES.
TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES.
SO THE WRITERS, BY STICKING OUT
SO THE WRITERS, BY STICKING OUT
FOR THESE FIVE MONTHS,
FOR THESE FIVE MONTHS,
SAG-AFTRA, THOSE MEMBERS
SAG-AFTRA, THOSE MEMBERS
DEFINITELY FEEL A SURGE OF HOPE
DEFINITELY FEEL A SURGE OF HOPE
THAT MAYBE THEY WILL COME TO AN
THAT MAYBE THEY WILL COME TO AN
AGREEMENT SO CLEAN.
AGREEMENT SO CLEAN.
DAVIS WITH WRITING, DID SPEAK
DAVIS WITH WRITING, DID SPEAK
WITH ABC NEWS, ABC NEWS AND
WITH ABC NEWS, ABC NEWS AND
HE SAID THAT SAG-AFTRA WAS
HE SAID THAT SAG-AFTRA WAS
NEVER AS FROM THE STUDIOS
NEVER AS FROM THE STUDIOS
AS THE WRITERS GUILD WAS.
AS THE WRITERS GUILD WAS.
SO THEY BELIEVE THAT SAG-AFTRA
SO THEY BELIEVE THAT SAG-AFTRA
WILL QUICKLY FALL IN LINE ONCE
WILL QUICKLY FALL IN LINE ONCE
THE WRITERS GUILD AGREEMENT
THE WRITERS GUILD AGREEMENT
GETS RATIFIED BY THEIR 11,000
GETS RATIFIED BY THEIR 11,000
MEMBERS KYRA.
MEMBERS KYRA.
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