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New Hollywood - The shutdown has had a lot riding on it…for everyone By Andy Marken Right about now, both sides of the first joint WGA/SAG-AFTRA (writers/actors) walkout in more than 60 years and their adversaries, AMPTP (studios, networks, streamers), have finally found one thing … this would be a great business if it weren’t for the people. Even the simplest of issues – pay increases and streaming residuals – have “yes but” and “how about” problems that can be worked out so that neither side is happy with it but that’s what makes a good agreement. And when you have about 20,000 writers and 160,000 entertainment professionals involved, there will be a lot of questions and issues that go unanswered or aren’t addressed. The biggest challenge is that the two unions are different from most unions. Consider the UAW, the UPS drivers union, hotel staff unions or teachers unions. The pay, challenges, pain points are similar if you’ve been a member for one year, 10 years or … With the WGA/SAG-AFTRA, there are perhaps 10 percent of these folks (A-listers) that AMPTP members actively solicit for specific projects, and they usually negotiate their specific contracts. Most are folks you may kinda recognize from something you don’t really recall, someone who has been diligently/effectively doing their job for years or newer members who want to perfect/refine their expertise and work in a business they like/love. On the other side of the table are the 350+ AMPTP members, many of whom took a “much needed” break in mid-July to take their private planes to the annual Allen & Co Sun Valley Conference where the who’s who of the financial, media, technology world get together to unwind, network, golf and occasionally do deals.