Raising writers’ minimum pay across the board is a “critical” element of the WGA’s bargaining strategy in its ongoing negotiations for a new film and TV contract, the WGA’s negotiating committee sa…
’s bargaining strategy in its ongoing negotiations for a new film and TV contract, the WGA’s negotiating committee said today in a message to the guild’s members.
“As you know, we usually lay out our bargaining agenda during membership meetings. Since many of those meetings had to be cancelled this year, we will give you an overview of our proposals to the AMPTP through a series of emails, starting with this one on minimums.WGA Lays Out AMPTP Bargaining Topics In Message To Members: Streaming, Inclusion, Harassment Protections & More
“For these reasons, we are seeking across-the-board minimum increases, including weekly minimums for mini-rooms. We are also addressing a number of contract provisions which are out of date and undercut minimum standards. To that end, we are proposing: “FAIR SCRIPT FEES FOR FEATURES: We must also substantially raise minimum script fees for screenwriters and make sure that screenwriters working for streaming services receive the appropriate minimum compensation. Netflix, Amazon, and Apple released 50 feature films last year, and HBO Max recently announced that it will enter the feature film market. We must make sure that writers working for these services are paid theatrical minimums, whether or not their films are released in theaters.
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