Hollywood’s major studios told the Writers Guild of America that they want to start negotiations, as planned, on May 11, and exchange proposals on Friday — even though studios did not a…
that they want to start negotiations, as planned, on May 11, and exchange proposals on Friday — even though studios did not agree to the WGA’s request to ease eligibility for health insurance requirements.change eligibility requirements for the WGA health plan. The exchange prompted WGA West executive director and lead negotiator David Young to call his studio counterparts “despicable” in a letter to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
Young’s request for an eligibility extension for the rest of 2020 was far greater than what was provided separately to DGA and to SAG-AFTRA members in response to the pandemic. “The other group of participants whose coverage will expire on September 30th of this year will be evaluated based on earnings during the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020,” she said.
“As I have previously mentioned, the ultimate authority to make these decisions lies with the Trustees of the Health Plan, but the bargaining parties can and should provide the Trustees with input,” Lombardini said. “If you would like to raise the issue for discussion at a meeting of the Trustees, we are amenable to that path. Alternatively, if you would prefer to have discussions during our upcoming negotiations in a few weeks, we are also prepared to take the matter up at that time.
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP began negotiations on Monday via video conference due to California’s stay-at-home order. SAG-AFTRA’s current three-year master contract expires on June 30.
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