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The WGA West has appointed a committee to enforce Working Rule 23, which prohibits members from being represented by  non-signatory agencies – meaning that members who refused to fire their agents could be hauled before disciplinary panels. "While individual members have a voice and vote, after the Guild…

The WGA has recently updated its frequently asked-questions page about the implantation of Working Rule 23, which prohibits guild members from being represented by non-franchised agents. On April 13, the guild ordered all of its members to fire their agents who refuse to sign its Code of Conduct, which bans packaging…

WGA leaders told their members today that they'll be addressing "several important questions and themes" in the coming weeks that emerged from the guild's recent round of membership meetings. "The most important point we'd like to emphasize is that Guild staff and elected leadership are available for members who have…

Four months into the WGA's standoff with Hollywood's talent agencies, SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris says her union is reviewing its relationship with agents. "I fully support the WGA in doing what it needs to in order to protect its members," she said in a written statement in advance of last night's town hall…

The three leading candidates for president of SAG-AFTRA spoke Thursday night at a members-only town hall meeting at the Faith Presbyterian Church in Valley Village. The event was sponsored by UnionWorking, a grassroots organization that seeks to "stem the tide of union busting." About 150 SAG-AFTRA members attended…

Production has been completed on That One Time, an independent pilot for Lucky 13 Productions that was directed and created by Melanie Wagor, a 2020 DGA Director Development Initiative protégé. Dermot Mulroney and newcomer Dylan Flashner star in the project, written by Wagor and Cameron Northey. Wagor and Joel…

The WGA remains committed to reaching a deal with the Big 4 talent agencies, separate and apart from the Association of Talent Agents, according to John August, a member of the guild’s negotiating committee and an outgoing member of the WGA West’s board of directors. "Negotiations with the Big 4 agencies remains a…

Screenwriter Nicholas Kazan is warning WGA members that internal squabbling "could destroy our union." In a passionate plea for civility during the guild's ongoing election and showdown with Hollywood's talent agents, Kazan — who's running for the WGA West's board as a member of opposition leader Phyllis Nagy's slate…

More than 100 WGA members attended a meet-and-greet today with opposition leader Phyllis Nagy and members of her slate of candidates in the guild's officer and board elections. The meeting, which was held at the London West Hollywood hotel, was the first in a series of Sunday meetings Nagy's slate – Writers for…

Screenwriter Jason Fuchs has a message for Oscar-winning screenwriter Adam McKay: "Dissent is not disloyalty." Fuchs, who's running for the WGA board as opposition leader Phyllis Nagy's running mate, took issue with McKay's recent statement that opponents of the guild's leadership should not be making public comments…

Oscar-winning screenwriter Adam McKay is urging writers to stand in solidarity with the Writers Guild in its ongoing agency campaign — at least in public. "The WGA is a union," he tweeted. "The whole reason they call a 'union' a union is because our strength comes entirely from staying united. If members disagree…

After three membership meetings this week, it's abundantly clear that WGA West members overwhelmingly support the guild’s four-month fight with Hollywood's talent agents and the re-election of the guild's leadership. So if agents are waiting for a change in the guild's leadership to end the agency standoff, they may…