In an interview with CNN that aired Monday night, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s been “deeply involved with talking” to the Writers Guild of America and Hollywood studios, and plans to meet with both sides again later this week.
“[I’m] trying to be constructive on both sides, to utilize the formal authority I have as governor, the convening capacity I have as governor, the moral authority I can bring into the conversation to try to get everybody to the table,” he said.
Newsom added that he was “encouraged by the conversations over this last weekend, [but] I’m not going to overstate that.”
The WGA and AMPTP are set to resume negotiations Wednesday, more than a month after their last official meeting. The writers have been on strike since May 2. The actors’ union SAG-AFTRA joined the picket lines in July, and have had no further talks with the AMPTP since then.
During the CNN interview, Newsom wouldn’t commit to signing the recently-passed SB 799, which would extend unemployment benefits to striking workers.
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