Talent Agents Respond to WGA Lawsuit: ‘Predetermined Path to Chaos’

“The ATA’s repeated use of anti-union rhetoric illustrates how much in denial the big agencies are,” WGA says in response

WGA ATA labor dispute

The Association of Talent Agents responded to the Writers Guild of America’s newly filed lawsuit against the top four talent agencies in Hollywood on Wednesday, warning that the guild was sending the entertainment industry on a “predetermined path to chaos” and declared it was proof that the guild never had “any intention to negotiate.”

The WGA, on Wednesday morning, filed a civil lawsuit against the top four talent agencies in Hollywood, including UTA, CAA, WME and ICM Partners. The lawsuit says that packaging fees violate California fiduciary law by “severing the relationship between writers’ compensation and what the agency receives in fees.”

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