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\u00a9 Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The iconic Hollywood sign is pictured the day after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced it reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 25, 2023. REUTERS\/Mario Anzuoni\/File Photo<\/span>
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By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski<\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood’s writers union said its members could return to work on Wednesday while they decide whether to approve a three-year deal that provides pay raises and some protections around use of artificial intelligence among other gains.<\/p>\n

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) leadership voted unanimously to end the strike on Wednesday, the guild said in a statement. The 11,500 members have until Oct. 9 to cast their votes on the proposed contract.<\/p>\n

The WGA said the estimated value of the deal was $233 million per year.<\/p>\n

Film and television writers walked off the job in May after failing to reach a deal with major studios, including Netflix (NASDAQ:), Walt Disney <\/span><\/span> (NYSE:) and Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:).<\/p>\n

Writers appeared to have won concessions across the board, with raises over the three years of the contract, increased health and pension contributions, and AI safeguards. <\/p>\n

Under the agreement, the studios agreed to meet at least twice a year with the guild to discuss plans to use AI in film development and production. <\/p>\n

The studios are not expressly prohibited from using AI to generate content. Writers, however, have the right to sue if their work is used to train AI.<\/p>\n

Writers can choose to use AI when drafting scripts, but a company cannot require the use of the software. The studios also must disclose to a writer if any materials were generated by AI.<\/p>\n

In other areas, the guild said it won guarantees of minimum staffing in writers\u2019 rooms, a key issue for many of its members. Staffing will be determined by the number of episodes per season. Minimum pay rates will climb by more than 12% over three years.<\/p>\n

Also, residuals will rise for the use of TV shows and movies outside of the United States and a bonus will be awarded for the most popular shows on streaming.<\/p>\n

“These are essential protections that the companies told us, to our faces, that they would NEVER give us,” writer Adam Conover, a member of the guild’s negotiating committee, posted on social media platform X.<\/p>\n

“But because of our solidarity, because they literally cannot make a dollar without us, they bent, then broke, and gave us what we deserve. WE WON,” Conover said.<\/p>\n

Television writer David Slack said: “Our strike was necessary. Our strike was effective. Our strike is a victory.”<\/p>\n

The strike’s end means daytime and late-night talk shows can return to the air. Bill Maher, host of HBO’s “Real Time,” said on social media that he would be back with fresh episodes starting Friday.<\/p>\n

“My writers and Real Time are back!” Maher wrote.<\/p>\n

Maher and Drew Barrymore had angered writers by saying this month that their talk shows would return before the strike ended.<\/p>\n

The end of the WGA strike does not return Hollywood to normal. The SAG-AFTRA actors union walked off the job in July and remains on strike. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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