Hollywood is a union town, DGA president Thomas Schlamme declared at tonight’s DGA Awards, vowing that the guild is “seriously ready to fight” to protect its members’ economic and creative rights i…
, vowing that the guild is “seriously ready to fight” to protect its members’ economic and creative rights in its upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract.
Enumerating the rights of DGA members in the workplace, he said that “When we start a new project, we can be free to approach it with our full creative force and energy, knowing that we needn’t worry about: the right to be appropriately compensated for our work; the right to be recognized and properly credited; the right to residual payments making us a partner in the success of our projects; the right to a pension for retirement – and by the way, for those dubious of democratic socialism, look...
Hailing the guild’s efforts to make the industry more inclusive, Schlamme noted that “Last season, for the first time, half of all TV episodes, 50%, were directed by women or people of color. That’s a radical shift from 21% just five years ago. In theatrical features, it’s true we still have a lot of work to do, but there too, there is progress, with more diverse voices telling stories that have never been told, and that need to be heard.
“We are directors and ADs, UPMs, Associate Directors, Stage Managers and Production Associates banding together,” he said, “over 80 years strong, and over 18,000 members deep. And at a time when institutions all around us are being systemically dismantled, we are able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder to fight for our rights, drawing strength and bargaining muscle from our unique talents.”
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