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WGA says AMPTA has “closed the door on their labor force and opened the door to writing as an entirely freelance profession”

Members approved the contracts with producers, studios and streaming services with 56% of delegates and 50.3% of the popular vote voting yes.

Results are expected to be announced on Monday Nov. 15

The union expects to announce the results on the ratification vote on Monday, Nov. 15

The agreement will cover 40,000 members of West Coast IATSE unions if it is ratified by the membership

The union president said `the pace of bargaining doesn’t reflect any sense of urgency’

Union says 90% of voters cast ballots and 98% voted to authorize a strike

The results, which are expected on Oct. 4, could lead to the union’s first nationwide strike

The union plans a strike authorization vote that could shut down film and TV production in the U.S.