The DGA was never going on strike, and this deal does not “address core demands from the WGA regarding the minimum number of writers hired for TV shows and the spread of much-maligned “mini-rooms.” (LAT).
>From Deadline: “the new DGA deal goes a long way toward achieving many of the gains sought by the WGA in terms of wages, foreign streaming residuals, and artificial intelligence, adding pressure on the WGA to take the same deal on those issues in what’s known as “pattern bargaining.” The DGA deal, however, does not address one of the WGA’s core issues: staffing mandates for writers on episodic TV shows, which the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has called a “quota” that is “incompatible with the creative nature of our industry.” The DGA has long had mandatory staffing provisions <https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-wga-minimum-staffing-requirement-1235359357/> for various below-the-line members of the director’s team, including unit production managers, assistant directors and associate directors. So how far does the DGA deal move the needle closer to what the WGA is asking for? Not close enough to end the strike, no doubt. But close enough to warrant a return to the bargaining table, using the DGA deal as a new starting point.“ https://deadline.com/2023/06/dga-deal-new-contract-changes-analysis-wga-writers-strike-resuming-negotiations-1235408140/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLc6VWq56TZwEWnaEGe%3D6r8MrH-3tt-9rcuRLshTJz2TQ%40mail.gmail.com.
