800 WGA West Members Attend Second Membership Meeting About Upcoming Contract Talks
deadline.comSome 800 writers gathered last night at the Hollywood Palladium to go over the WGA’s agenda for its upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers.
The current contract expires on May 1. The membership meeting was the second over the past week — the first drew 500 attendees — with one more gathering scheduled in L.A.
and another in New York later this month. In the invitations to the meetings, the guilds’ Negotiating Committee told members that “We will present our proposed bargaining agenda and you will have the opportunity to share your thoughts, ask questions and hear from your fellow members about what’s at stake.” As one guild member who attended the meetings put it, “We want more.” And by all accounts, the members are united in the WGA’s efforts to secure higher wages, increased residuals, better benefits and more favorable working conditions.
The possibility of a writers’ strike is a concern of many in the industry, but WGA leaders have been urging their members not to believe the rumor mill.
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