Writers Guild Halts Picketing as Union Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios 

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Let's dive right into the headlines. We're watching this afternoon, we have an update after 146 strike days, Hollywood Writers and studios have reached a tentative deal. The Writers Guild of America and the alliance of motion picture and television producers reached the agreement yesterday which could bring the writers strike to an end. The terms of the three year contract have not been announced but the contract will need to be approved by the guild's members before they can get back to work. In a statement, the WGA said this quote, we have one in this contract is due to the willingness of this membership endure the pain and uncertainty of the past 146 days. We can say with great pride that this deal is exceptional with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership. The guild is suspending WGA picketing as of today. The SAG after actor strike however, is still ongoing.