Many candidates that won seats on Tuesday prioritized streaming compensation and residuals, as well as ending 'mini-rooms,' in their platforms.
In their candidacy platforms, most of the writers that won seats in Tuesday’s election said that, if elected, they would prioritize gaining more compensation — and especially more fulsome streaming residuals — from streaming platforms. Another popular theme of their platforms was ending so-called “mini-rooms,” or small writers’ rooms convened during the development process for a TV series.
Bob-Waksberg and Halpern notably said that they wanted to champion bringing more animation writers into the Writers Guild fold . A few other candidates, including Burnett and Halpern, argued during the election that they believe a strike might be necessary amid negotiations for the Guild’s next minimum basic agreement, whose current iteration expires in May 2023.Read More About:
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