Writers Guild of America says tentative agreement on pay and conditions ‘due to the willingness of this membership to exercise its power’. Plus, how to deal with garlic breath, according to scientists
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The tentative deal reached between Hollywood and studio executives has been received well by those on strike and others within the industry.
What did Joe Biden say about the deal? The president issued a statement on the strike’s imminent end and praised the power of collective bargaining. “This agreement, including assurances related to artificial intelligence, did not come easily. But its formation is a testament to the power of collective bargaining. There simply is no substitute for employers and employees coming together to negotiate in good faith toward an agreement that makes a business stronger and secures the pay, benefits, and dignity that workers deserve.
Is the Hollywood writers’ strike really over? While there is still much that is unclear – the nature of the deal, which needs to be ironed out in contractual language and ratified by union leadership and its 11,500 members, has yet to be revealed – the picture of a post-strike Hollywood is coming into focus. Here is what we know so far.
What else did the report say? The IEA, in a report entitled Net Zero Roadmap, published this morning, also called on developed countries with 2050 net zero targets to bring them forward by several years. Some already have closer dates, such as Germany with 2045 and Austria and Iceland with 2040 – and for many developing countries are much later, at 2060 in the case of China, and 2070 in India’s case.
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