The Directors Guild of America released a memo to members Saturday announcing that it would not be the first guild to enter contract negotiations with Hollywood studios, marking the first time since 2010 that this is the case.
The guild told its members that the decision to delay the start of talks was made because “studios are not yet prepared to address our key issues.”
“The date we begin to bargain is far from the most important issue,” the DGA memo read. “The more important issue at stake is whether the Studios will decide to appropriately address the concerns of our members.