Ten months after thousands of Hollywood scribes fired their agents amid a failure to reach a new franchise agreement, the leader of the Writers Guild of America West says the union has 'had substantive discussions with all but one' of the major agencies
WGAW leader David A. Goodman says that unspecified major agencies"said directly to me they would like to make a deal."
"Those we have spoken to have said directly to me they would like to make a deal," Goodman wrote. "We continue to place pressure on them, by pursuing the lawsuit, by negotiating with the smaller agencies, and by withholding their ability to represent writers." Some 7,000 writers parted ways with their agents after talks ended without an agreement on April 12. Days later, the guild filed an ongoing lawsuit against WME, CAA and UTA. Agentless scribes then worked through TV staffing season by crowdsourcing for jobs.
The Association of Talent Agents, the group representing the major agencies in talks, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It has been a while since we’ve given you an update on the agency campaign. As you know, since the beginning of the year the remaining mid-level agencies have signed, which leaves us with five large agencies still without a franchise agreement. The WGA has had substantive discussions with all but one.
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