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'We Didn't Anticipate the Groundswell of Support'
WGA negotiating committee member Adam Conover answers all our (and your) questions on the new deal
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Elaine Low
Here's the New Writers Guild Contract
It incorporates 'meaningful gains and protections' for all writers, says the WGA
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Elaine Low
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'It Feels Like a War Ended': Elated Writers Exhale As Strike Poised to End
➕ What happens next — one strike down, one more to go
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Elaine Low
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WE'VE GOT A DEAL: Writers, Studios Reach Tentative Agreement
Guild calls deal 'exceptional,' with 'meaningful gains and protections for writers'
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Elaine Low
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What a 'Best and Final' Offer Might Really Mean
➕ The writers and studios will meet for a fifth straight day of talks on Sunday
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Elaine Low
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Cautious Optimism Reigns at Bob's Big Boy Strikewatch
'The mood here is as steady as it’s been for a long time,' says one scribe
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Elaine Low
Writers Guild and Studios Met Today, Will Meet Tomorrow to Keep Negotiating
The two entities said so in a joint statement to the press
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Elaine Low
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What Constitutes Writing on a Talk Show?
We've been learning so much about contract intricacies this Hot Labor Summer
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Elaine Low
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Why Mini-Rooms Are a 'Waste of Money,' According to One Emmy Winner
Our anonymous top showrunner is back with a new essay
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Elaine Low
Talks Between the Studios and Writers Guild to Restart Soon
After several anxiety-inducing weeks, there's movement on the negotiation front
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Elaine Low
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The Whisper Campaign Behind the Supposed Showrunner-Writers Guild Spat
➕ 'Endless union summer' is upon us. Are you ready for it?
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Elaine Low
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Drew Brouhaha: Barrymore Talk Show Restarts Amid Strike
➕ 'One person leaving the CBS building offhand yelled, 'We got mouths to feed,'' says one picketer
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Elaine Low
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