CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline Hollywood reports:

Meeting for the first time in more than three months, the Writers Guild and the AMPTP on Friday failed to reach an agreement to resume contract negotiations. Their inability to agree on terms for returning to the bargaining table comes after their much anticipated meeting to discuss a possible resumption of talks.

“As of now, there is no agreement on these items, because the AMPTP said they needed to consult with their member studios before moving forward,” the union said in a statement late Friday.

The news comes a day after the WGA Negotiating Committee slammed the studios and streamers for playing games, spreading disinformation and using the same old “tired playbook” in labor relations. In a statement to members Thursday, the guild said the “companies have wasted months on their same failed strategy.”

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WGA & AMPTP Can’t Agree To Resume Negotiations; Strike To Go On Indefinitely https://t.co/7JVY7D93aE

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