Agents prepare for the boot as the WGA declares an end to contract talks with talent agencies, no deal in hand.
Have your people call my people. Or not.
“We granted the week’s extension as a sincere effort to try to find a solution. But it is clear to us that we are not appreciably closer. We are willing to continue meeting with you when you provide a proposal that truly addresses our expressed concerns, but our Friday deadline has arrived,” said Goodman in aATA chief Karen Stuart said the failure of negotiations “was driven by the Guild’s predetermined course for chaos.
The Guild will now require all its members to fire agents who do not sign the Code by midnight Friday. It posted a prepared a termination letter for writers to sign electronically and plans to deliver the letters to agencies en masse. It also posted a list of 50 smaller agencies that have agreed to sign the Code and a link to a new, electronic job board.
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