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Abrams Artists Agency Signs WGA Code of Conduct After Return to Negotiations
Talks between Writers Guild and mid-tier agency failed prior to WGA elections in September
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WGA-Agents Conflict: No End in Sight, Pivotal Elections Approach
“Long term, there’s going to be a shift in the ecosystem,” Jody Simon, entertainment lawyer and partner at Fox Rothschild, says
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‘Carnival Row’ Showrunner: ‘It’s Time to Get Back Into the Negotiating Room’ to Resolve WGA-ATA Dispute
TCA 2019: “Agents do a lot more than submit writing samples to showrunners,” Marc Guggenheim says
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Female and Nonwhite TV Writer Hiring Is Up in 2019 Despite Fight With Agencies, WGA Says
“Gains are on track with the general trend of increasing inclusion in TV writer employment over the last 10 years,” guild says
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Shonda Rhimes, Ryan Murphy, Ava DuVernay Among Writers Backing Challengers in WGA Leadership Election
More than 300 writers have signed an open letter backing Phyllis Nagy in her challenge to WGA president David Goodman
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Writers Guild Negotiates Fee-Free Package Deal With Mid-Sized ATA Agency Kaplan Stahler
“Our goal remains to move the negotiation process forward with all unsigned agencies,” WGA negotiating committee says
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ICM Partners Files Motion in WGA Lawsuit to Have Complaints Against Agency Thrown Out
ICM argues that WGA lacks the standing to claim the agency breached its fiduciary duty
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WGA Success: How #WGAStaffingBoost Could Change How Writers Do Business
“People think there’s only one way to do things…The #WGAStaffingBoost is great because is opens another avenue for a new way to do business,” ‘Vida’ staff writer Taylor Orci tells TheWrap
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WGA Writers’ Total Earnings Increased 4.2% to $1.56 Billion in 2018
WGA has said conflicts of interest from packaging deals often hurts the pay of the writers
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WGA Says No to ‘Interim Deal’ With Abrams Artists to Drop Packaging
ATA-affiliated agency was willing to eliminate packaging fees but did not want to sign guild’s code of conduct
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Abrams Artists Agency Offers to Drop Packaging Fees and Affiliate Productions
It breaks with other agencies in dispute with Writers Guild
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CAA Follows UTA and WME, Claiming Writers Guild Boycott Violates Antitrust Laws
William Morris Endeavor and United Talent Agency both sued the WGA last week
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WGA Sends ATA Cease and Desist Letter Over Antitrust Practices
“We’re not going to sit back and allow agencies to accuse us in a court of law of the very things they are doing,” WGA says
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WGA Rejects ‘Outrageous’ ATA Proposal, Plans to Make Offers to Individual Agencies
“Revenue-sharing does nothing to incentivize your agency to get you a penny more in salary,” WGA West president David Goodman says in a video
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CAA Says WGA Doesn’t Have Standing to Sue Top 4 Agencies in New Court Filing
Agency argues each of the guild’s roughly 15,000 members would need to prove agents breached fiduciary duty