The union agreed to a one-week delay in implementing its proposed new agency code of conduct that would have ended long-standing industry practices, allowing time for the sides to negotiate a settlement.
The Writers Guild of America has been fighting with Hollywood talent agencies for months over packaging fees and movie and TV production.
The fruitless negotiations have kept the entertainment industry in a state of suspense during the last month asover packaging fees and the agencies’ encroachment into TV and film production. Writers aren’t threatening to strike, as they did in 2007 when they staged a 100-day walkout in a fight with studios over a new film and TV contract.
The ATA said in a separate message to its member agencies Friday that the guild’s code of conduct remains “unacceptable” and would give the guild “an unprecedented level of control to dictate how your agency operates.”The guild said its members would fire their agents if no agreement was reached by Saturday’s deadline.
The WGA has indicated that managers and attorneys could help fill the gap left by fired agents. The guild has outlined a plan for its members in the event that agents are fired. “Managers and lawyers will be able to work to negotiate any contracts for staffing, development, or sale of materials,” the guild said in the plan on its website.
Writers are more in demand than ever thanks to the bounty of TV production that is being fueled in large part by digital streaming companies such as Netflix and Amazon. But writers are arguing that their pay is stagnating or declining because of a confluence of factors including shorter seasons.
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