Writers at Sesame Workshop have successfully reached a five-year agreement with the production company behind “Sesame Street,” preventing the potential for a strike within the show’s community.
Quick Facts
- Writers at Sesame Workshop have reached a new five-year agreement to avert a strike, as confirmed by the Writers Guild of America.
- The deal includes provisions for writing animated segments and social media content, paid parental leave benefits, artificial intelligence provisions, and an improved residual in streaming.
- Sesame Workshop praised the agreement as an “industry benchmark” and emphasized the value of their writers’ contributions to the creative process.
Writers at Sesame Workshop have successfully avoided a potential strike by reaching a new five-year agreement with the production company behind “Sesame Street.” The deal includes provisions for writing animated segments and social media content, paid parental leave benefits, artificial intelligence provisions, and an improved residual in streaming. The Writers Guild of America confirmed the agreement, preventing the previous possibility of picket lines appearing in the show’s friendly neighborhood.
“We are so proud to work for an organization that values its writers, and we believe this new contract will positively impact writers throughout the children’s media landscape. ‘S’ truly is for Solidarity. We are glad to have a contract in place that allows Sesame Workshop to do what it does best — lead,” the WGA’s Sesame Workshop Negotiating Committee expressed in a statement. The union’s efforts ensured that the deal covers writing for the show’s animated segments and social media content with minimum rates.
The deal also includes paid parental leave benefits, artificial intelligence provisions, and an improved residual in streaming. The contract was set to expire on Friday, and writers were prepared to start picketing next week if an agreement had not been reached. Sesame Workshop praised the agreement as an “industry benchmark,” highlighting their dedication to the creative talent, and expressed appreciation for the WGA’s collaboration in establishing this new industry benchmark.
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