Lowell Peterson to Step Down as WGA East Leader After 15 Years and 148-Day Strike: ‘It Felt Like Time’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business Editor Lowell Peterson‘s tenure as executive director of the Writers Guild of America East was destined to be bookended by strikes.
After 15 years at the helm, Peterson will step down from his post as of Nov. 15 when his current three-year contract expires.
WGA East leaders credited Peterson with nearly doubling the size of its membership and rebuilding the union’s staff and infrastructure since he took the helm in May 2008.
That was three months after the Writers Guild of America concluded a 100-day strike against Hollywood’s largest employees. News of his resignation comes one day after members of the WGA West and WGA East overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract that was the byproduct of a 148-day strike.
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