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Contract negotiations¹ for TV and movies are stealing the spotlight² in Hollywood

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NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports the latest updates on Hollywood's labor⁴ negotiations led by writers and the strike authorization⁵ vote by SAG-AFTRA, the union representing screen actors.

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Hollywood's TV and film business is still working out its future in a summer defined by labor contracts and picket⁶ lines and a halt to most productions. This week, directors reached a deal with the studios, and actors authorized⁷ a strike. Hollywood writers are still on the picket lines. NPR's Mandalit del Barco catches us up.

MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE⁸: On Monday night, nearly 98% of voting SAG-AFTRA members authorized their leaders to call a strike against the studios as a negotiating tactic⁹ with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Hollywood actors, voiceover artists, stunt¹⁰ performers and others in the union are hoping for a new contract giving them more streaming residuals¹¹ and protections from artificial intelligence. As their negotiations begin, many actors have been joining striking writers on picket lines in solidarity¹².

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UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Chanting) Corporate¹³ greed has got to go. Hey, hey.

DEL BARCO: Meanwhile, the Directors Guild¹⁴ of America struck a tentative deal that still needs approval by its members. It would give directors and managers a 12% wage increase over the next three years, a ban on live ammunition¹⁵ on sets and a promise that AI cannot replace their work. The actors and writers unions officially congratulated the DGA, but said they'll continue making their own demands. Here's Chris Keyser, the negotiating committee co-chair for the Writers Guild of America.

CHRIS KEYSER: DGA was likely to make a deal on this. You know, it's in their culture to make a deal. And we are very hopeful they made a really good deal for their membership. And we have to negotiate our own deal. And if we end up walking with other people walking alongside us, we will be strong enough to get what we need anyway.

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DEL BARCO: Outside Amazon Studios yesterday afternoon, Clark Gregg walked the picket line. He's a writer, director and actor best known for "The Avengers" and "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." So he's in the WGA, the DGA and SAG-AFTRA.

CLARK GREGG: I just wish all three unions would just all strike together. And I know their concerns are different, but I just think that there's so many ways that the corporations are aligned¹⁶ and in sync and fixing their prices on what they're willing to pay. I just don't know why the unions don't do the same.

DEL BARCO: Gregg said the new streaming model has created less stable work for everyone in Hollywood.

GREGG: If we don't want to be essentially¹⁷ gig workers, it's now or never to fight this stuff. But I also - I'm trying to remain optimistic that there are human beings in these companies who get this.

DEL BARCO: Mandalit del Barco, NPR News, Hollywood.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 authorization   

n.授权，委任状

参考例句：

• Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可。
• You cannot take a day off without authorization.未经批准你不得休假。

6 picket   

n.纠察队；警戒哨；v.设置纠察线；布置警卫

参考例句：

• They marched to the factory and formed a picket.他们向工厂前进,并组成了纠察队。
• Some of the union members did not want to picket.工会的一些会员不想担任罢工纠察员。

7 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

8 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

9 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

10 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

11 residuals   

剩余误差

参考例句：

• In some cases residuals from these arrivals will stack up to give nearly horizontal alignments. 在某些情况下，这些波至的残余会叠加在一起给出近于水平的同相轴。
• Strong oscillations can occur in the residuals as the number of terms is increased. 随着次数的增加，剩余时差会发生强烈的摆动。

12 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

13 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

14 guild   

n.行会，同业公会，协会

参考例句：

• He used to be a member of the Writers' Guild of America.他曾是美国作家协会的一员。
• You had better incorporate the firm into your guild.你最好把这个公司并入你的行业协会。

15 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

16 aligned   

adj.对齐的，均衡的

参考例句：

• Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

17 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。