Hollywood’s Covid-19 Safety Protocols Agreement May Be On Its Way Out

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  • Author: Katie Kilkenny and Carolyn Giardina
  • March 30,2023

When Hollywood’s return-to-work agreement expires on April 1, will this be the end of Covid-19 guidelines that have been in place for the past three years?

Sources in the industry believe so and have speculated for weeks that, at the very least, major changes might be coming next month, when the current version of the agreement expires. The deal was last extended in January, loosening protocols when Covid-19 hospital admissions are low.

The Directors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and the Teamsters and Basic Crafts unions have negotiated the Covid-19 protocols with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the studios and streamers in talks with unions, since 2020. AMPTP member companies have been pushing for some time to end the agreement, while unions have advocated to keep some degree of protection for members. (AMPTP declined comment.)

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