The WGGB issued a motion of solidarity in support of the WGA.
As part of its updated Guidance issued on Tuesday, the WGGB pointed to strike rules stating that the WGA “can and will bar a writer from future Guild membership,” and that the WGA had called on members to report the names of any individual who they believed “has performed writing services for a struck company and as much information as possible about the non-member’s services.”
According to the guidance, any WGA or WGGB member can still work on a project if it only falls under WGGB jurisdiction. “We continue to show our solidarity with our sister union and their members in the U.S. as they embark on industrial action to secure fair pay, decent working conditions and to gain their rightful share in the future financial successes of their work,” said WGGB chair Lisa Holdsworth.
“We know that strike action is a last resort and one that requires individual sacrifice. The resounding majority of WGA members who voted for this action have shown the collective strength of their feeling and their resolve to stand firm on issues that affect writers the world over,” she continued.
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