The WGA's string of victories has come at a cost
When the Writers Guild of America launched its campaign two years ago to reshape the agency world, the goal struck some industry observers as out of reach. Forced to choose between their guild and the agents who put bread on their table, writers would eventually choose the latter and the union’s effort to endOthers guessed that the guild’s steely profile — “there are basic principles that are not subject to compromise,” WGA West president David A. Goodman said at a Feb.
Yet neither of those views proved true. Talks didn’t start for almost a year and, even then, they were scarcely negotiations at all, as the WGA said “no” to the Association of Talent Agents. Over 7,000 writers fired their agents en masse last April, and since then the guild has signed up eight medium and boutique agencies representing well over 900 writers, binding them to a new franchise agreement more to the union’s liking.
Meanwhile, there’s no indication that the largest agencies, WME, CAA and UTA, will sign with the WGA anytime soon, but the guild did manage to persuade
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