LeVar Burton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Mark Hamill, and many more celebrate strike-ending deal

This is a landmark morning in Hollywood, but most exciting for the striking writers who finally get to lay down their pickets for the first time in 146 long and painful days. Last night, the WGA emailed strike captains to inform them that the guild had finally reached a tentative agreement with AMPTP. While the prospective three-year deal still needs to be ratified by the WGA’s membership (and specifics of the contract have not yet been publicly shared), this is still a sigh of relief for a weary but tenacious union.

“What we have won in this contract—most particularly, everything we have gained since May 2nd—is due to the willingness of this membership to exercise its power, to demonstrate its solidarity, to walk side-by-side, to endure the pain and uncertainty of the past 146 days,” guild leadership wrote in a portion of their email (via Los Angeles Times). “We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional—with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.”

Members of the WGA and their supporters took to social media throughout Sunday evening and the early hours of Monday morning to celebrate the announcement (and get a few jokes off).

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Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips): “To all my fellow writers— You earned this. You saved our profession. Now let’s continue to stand w the actors. And IATSE. And the Teamsters. And labor everywhere. That’s how we’ll save America.”

Matt Warburton (The Simpsons, The Mindy Project): “Congrats to the new 20-person White Lotus writers room!”

Mark Hamill (actor): “Good news, everyone! Finally.”

Glen Mazzara (The Walking Dead): “We should all be so proud. And grateful to our Negotiating Committee. #Closers.”