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WGA Packaging Fee Lawsuit Delayed to August 2021 by Pandemic
By Jeremy Fuster | August 12, 2020 @ 11:38 AMUnited Talent Agency left legal conflict after signing Writers Guild’s franchise agreement last month
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Writers and Directors Guilds Push Back on Plan to Pull Categories From Primetime Emmys: ‘WGA Has Not Agreed to Anything’
By Ross A. Lincoln | August 6, 2020 @ 11:01 PMTV academy announced Thursday that one writing category and one directing category will move to Creative Arts awards
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ICM Partners Signs Agreement With WGA to End Packaging Fee Dispute
By Trey Williams | August 5, 2020 @ 10:12 AMUTA last month became the first major agency to reach deal with Writers Guild
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How Hollywood Talent Agencies Are Surviving the Pandemic Shutdown
By Trey Williams | July 23, 2020 @ 6:00 AM”All of the agencies and a lot of the world are in a really tough situation,“ one agency insider says
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Lessons From the Writers Guild’s Deal With UTA: Why Now and What’s Next?
By Jeremy Fuster | July 16, 2020 @ 9:19 AMThe WGA’s goal of ending packaging fees is closer than ever — and the pandemic might be a factor
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Inside UTA’s Writers Guild Deal: No Packaging Fees – But With a Catch
By Beatrice Verhoeven and Jeremy Fuster | July 15, 2020 @ 10:31 AMWGA reached the monumental deal with the agency on Wednesday morning, ending a two-year long dispute
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UTA Agrees to Deal With WGA, Resume Representation of Writers
By Ross A. Lincoln and Jeremy Fuster | July 15, 2020 @ 6:19 AMCompany is the first of the big four to end stalemate over packaging that has lasted more than a year
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WGA Report Sees Employment Parity for Underrepresented TV Writers ‘Within Two Years’
By Tim Baysinger | June 5, 2020 @ 3:07 PMThe guild argues ”systemic discrimination“ still exists ”in spite of this progress“
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Writers Guild and AMPTP Finally Begin Contract Talks Under Lockdown
By Jeremy Fuster | May 18, 2020 @ 12:09 PMNegotiations begin two months after COVID-19 pandemic postponed in-person meetings
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Hollywood Unions Ask Congress for Tax Breaks for Entertainment Workers
By Jeremy Fuster | April 27, 2020 @ 4:15 PMJoint letter urges Congressional leaders to support an entertainment industry relief bill co-authored by Los Angeles Rep. Judy Chu
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WGA Director Blasts ‘Despicable’ AMPTP in Conflict Over Guild’s Health Plan
By Jeremy Fuster | April 23, 2020 @ 12:08 PMContract negotiations set for May 11 may be thrown into uncertainty after latest exchange
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AMPTP Agrees to Begin Contract Negotiations With Writers Guild May 11
By Trey Williams | April 18, 2020 @ 1:36 PMThe two sides will exchange proposals by May 1
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Why Agencies Fight for Package Fees Even as Streaming Diminishes Their Value
By Trey Williams | March 30, 2020 @ 7:30 AM”Agencies are not going to not [package projects] just because the profit margin is less,“ entertainment lawyer David Chidekel says
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How Hollywood Lobbies Congress for Its Slice of the Coronavirus Bailout
By Jeremy Fuster | March 23, 2020 @ 12:45 PM”We just want our members to have the same access to what is being offered as what any 9-to-5 employee can get,“ Caroline O’Connor of SAG-AFTRA Foundation says
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WGA and AMPTP Contract Talks to Begin March 23
By Brian Welk | March 6, 2020 @ 2:42 PMNegotiations come on the heels of a tentative deal reached between the studios and the Director’s Guild