SAG-AFTRA announced that it will no longer grant interim agreements to independent projects that were written under a Writers Guild of America contract.
announced Monday that it will no longer grant interim agreements to independent projects that were written under a Writers Guild of America contract.
SAG-AFTRA argued that the agreements supported the strike because they involved independent producers who agreed to all of the union’s demands. But they have caused considerable backlash within the union, as some members felt they undermined the strike’s overall impact. The move is a signal of solidarity with the WGA strike, which began on May 2. The WGA strike rules forbid members from engaging in “writing services,” but do not preclude WGA-covered scripts from being produced.
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