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Craig Mazin had some words of advice for newly re-elected WGA President David A. Goodman backstage following his Emmy win tonight. “The advice I would give to him is the advice I would always give to him is to listen to all the members, do the best you can and see if you can patch this whole thing up. We’ll see how it…

Hollywood's unions are assuring members that their loan-out companies will not be negatively impacted by a new California law designed to end the misclassification of gig economy workers as so-called "independent contractors.” The bill – AB 5 – which was signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, was designed to protect…

Writers and others are reacting to WGA West president David A. Goodman landslide re-election win tonight. The incumbent brushed off challenger Phyllis Nagy after an often bitter campaign amid the guild’s ongoing standoff with the Association of Talent Agents. Read some of the reaction below. Okay, good. Now let's…

Phyllis Nagy, who ran as the opposition candidate in the WGA West election against incumbent David A Goodman, on Monday congratulated her opponent after their sometimes bitter campaign that served as a referendum of the guild’s five-month-long agency campaign. Goodman received 4,395 votes (77.3%) to Nagy's 1,292…

Oscar-winning screenwriter Tom Schulman is urging writers to remain united in the WGA's five-month-long agency campaign or risk losing the guild's bargaining power in next year's negotiations for a new film and TV contract. To prevail on both fronts, he said Wednesday in an email blast to the guild's members, they…

With one week to go before WGA West ballots are counted, Oscar-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri is urging writers to re-elect the guild's current leadership and “stand together” to win the WGA's five-month battle with Hollywood's talent agencies. Khouri, who won the Oscar for Thelma & Louise, said in an email blast…

Candidates for the WGA West's board of directors are almost evenly divided between those who want to stay the course and those who want a course correction in the guild's ongoing fight with Hollywood's talent agencies. All 17 candidates vying for eight open seats on the board make reasoned, and often elegant…

Michael Tolkin, the Emmy-nominated creator of Showtime's Escape at Dannemora, is urging WGA members to stop vilifying agents and to start the reconciliation that will be needed to resolve the ongoing feud with the Association of Talent Agents in advance of the upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV…

Marjorie David, vice president of the WGA West, says the guild is "operating in good faith" to resolve the ongoing feud with Hollywood's talent agencies, and believes it will be in good shape going into next year's negotiations with the studios for a new film and TV contract as long as members stay united. "Our…

WGA West president David A. Goodman is urging members to "hold together" and stay the course in the guild's ongoing battle with Hollywood's talent agencies. "Could we cut a deal quickly that leaves all the problems in place and maybe gets a little bit around the edges?" he asks in his official statement seeking…

Carl Gottlieb has withdrawn his candidacy for vice president of the WGA West for medical reasons, leaving incumbent Marjorie David, the running mate of WGA West president David A. Goodman, the only candidate in the race. Gottlieb, who's served as vice president and secretary-treasurer of the guild, made the…

Jason Fuchs, an opposition candidate for the WGA West's board of directors, is urging members to take another look at a proposal from the Association of Talent Agents about sharing revenue from their packaging fees. When their last round of bargaining broke off June 7, the ATA offered to share 2% of their backend fees…